Egaf Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Egaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Egaf Last Name Facts

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

Egaf is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Egaf is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Egaf reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Egaf is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Niger Egaf exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eghaf896/
Egafe892/
Engaf891/
Egaff891/
Egaaf891/
Gegauf8013/
Eighaf804/
Egof75137/
Agaf7527/
Egaw7525/
Egab7515/
Egav755/
Ogaf752/
Jgaf751/
Ygaf751/
Gegauff7331/
Hegab6723,523/
Egova6772/
Igafe6757/
Egowa6721/
Egoff6719/
Ingaf677/
Egouf673/
Hagaf673/
Egofe671/
Jegab671/
Hegav671/
E'Gaw671/
Eagav671/
Egoif671/
Egoof671/
Jigaf671/
Agaif671/
Hegaw671/
Higaf671/
Ogaff671/
Aghaf671/
Agafh671/
Eigab671/
Eagaw670/

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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
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  • 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 Egaf
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