Zeghe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Zeghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Zeghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zeghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zeghe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻗﻪ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zeghe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeghe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Zeghe is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Zeghe live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Zeghe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Zeghe is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria Zeghe is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zeghe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zeghe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻗﻪ | zqh | 50 |
| ﺯﻕ | zq | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zeghe
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