E-I Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

E-I Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: E & I.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

E-I Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

E-I Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name E-I Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name E-I is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of E-I click here.

How Common Is The Last Name E-I? popularity and diffusion

E-I is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of E-I are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname E-I is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ei801,241,312/
Ie-Ai75120/
E-Iyo751/
Eyi676,932/
Oei673,205/
Ewi673,198/
Yei67969/
Eie67878/
Eio67560/
Eii67425/
Eia67338/
Uei67225/
Aei67174/
Iei67153/
Eai6751/
Eui6739/
Eei6724/
A-I6722/
Eih6718/
Eiy6713/
Eið6713/
Eiu6713/
E-E677/
Eoi677/
E-A675/
I-I672/
E'I671/
Eu-Wei671/
Ee-Wei671/
E-Igho671/
Ye-Aia671/
E-U671/
E-Huwi671/
Eiõ671/
Ee-Wii671/
Ee-Yie671/

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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 E-I
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis