Egai Surname
Approximately 449 people bear this surname
Egai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| Malaysia | 153 | 1:192,773 | 11,436 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Egaï (1) are calculated separately.
Egai (155) may also be a first name.
Egai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Egai (Oriya: ଏଗାଇ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Egaï. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Egai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 667,223rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. Egai is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Egai are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 738,219th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 155 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 967,993. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 75 percent live, Cross River, where 9 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Egai occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 34 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Egai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Egai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଗାଇ | ega'i | - |
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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 Egai
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