Egalu Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Egalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2791:139,92612,650
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Egalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egalu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egalu? popularity and diffusion

Egalu is the 933,049th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. Egalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Egalu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 139,926. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 42 percent live, Serere District, where 30 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 16 percent live. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engalu91177/
Jegalu9134/
Eegalu913/
Egalou912/
Egalus911/
Ijegalu83508/
Jegalut8322/
Jengalu8312/
Engallu837/
Gengalu831/
Engalau831/
Agalu801,328/
Egolu80311/
Egelu80169/
Ogalu8084/
Igalu8083/
Ijeagalu7710/
Jengalau771/
Yengallu771/
Engolu73465/
Aghalu73105/
Ingalu7385/
Eggolu7384/
Agalui7337/
Jigalu7326/
Agaliu7321/
Oghalu7319/
Hagalu7315/
Ighalu737/
Agaleu735/
Ogailu735/
Agallu734/
Egoelu732/
Egelou732/
Ogaelu732/
Egollu732/
Agailu731/
Aggalu731/
Eghelu731/
Ogalou731/
Igallu731/
Aagalu731/
Agaalu731/
Egeleu731/
Ogallu731/
Egeluh731/
Ogaalu731/
Egolus731/
Agalliu672,802/
Aghalui6713/
Yeggolu6712/
Hegelau678/
Egoulou677/
Aghaliu676/
Ing'alu674/
Ioghalu674/
Jengolu674/
Yengolu673/
Aggalau671/
Agaliui671/
Inggalu671/
Aghaalu671/
Aggallu671/
Aingalu671/
Engollu671/
Ingallu671/
Aghaluy671/

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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 Egalu
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