Eeghem Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Eeghem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eeghem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641

Eeghem (9) may also be a first name.

Eeghem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eeghem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Eeghem is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Eeghem.

How Common Is The Last Name Eeghem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Eeghem are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Eeghem is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 9 people.

The last name Eeghem is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,874,161. In Belgium Eeghem is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 75 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Belgium it occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eghem9175/
Heghem834/
Egheim833/
Egem80675/
Engheim7713/
Hegheim7712/
Engehem771/
Egeme73297/
Engem7357/
Eguem7341/
Eggem7330/
Hegem734/
Ighem734/
Eghim732/
Eugem731/
Egiem730/
Gegem730/
Heggheim71346/
Heggem671,143/
Enggem6755/
Inghem6726/
Jighem678/
Hegeme675/
Egueme673/
Aighem671/
Engiem671/
Igheem671/
Esguem671/
Highem670/

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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 Eeghem
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