Egam Surname

287,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Egam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8211:123,31121,199
India1891:4,058,547109,634
Indonesia1231:1,075,19777,786
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Egam (206) may also be a first name.

Egam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egam (Hindi: ेगम, Marathi: बेगम, Russian: Эгам, Tibetan: ཨི་དགམ་) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egam? popularity and diffusion

Egam is the 287,037th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,446,596 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Egam live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 630,600th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 206 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 821 people, or 1 in 123,311. In The Philippines Egam is mostly found in: Northern Mindanao, where 43 percent live, Central Visayas, where 22 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 14 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Egam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Egam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Egam Last Name Statistics demography

Egam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gegam89438/
Eggam89111/
Eegam89107/
Engam89102/
Egham8981/
Hegam8958/
Aegam8956/
Egame8951/
Jegam8946/
Eagam8933/
Egaam8917/
Yegam895/
Iegam894/
Esgam894/
Egamm892/
Ekgam891/
Enggam80153/
Jegham80141/
Hengam8061/
Hegame8045/
Jengam8028/
Jeggam8023/
Yengam8019/
Jegame8014/
Engham8012/
Yeggam8011/
Gegham807/
Heggam804/
Eghamn804/
Ieegam804/
Yekgam803/
Gengam803/
Eangam802/
Ekggam801/
Engaam801/
Engaum801/
Gegaum801/
Iegham801/
Aegham801/
Iegame801/
Yegham801/
Geegam801/
Geigam801/
Haegam801/
Eggame801/
Eygham801/
Egan7570,492/
Agam758,105/
Egom751,991/
Igam75741/
Ogam75472/
Jgam752/
Ygam751/
Egamova7314,189/
Henngam73277/
Heigham73126/
Henggam7335/
Yenngam7333/
Hengham737/
Iheagam734/
Eshgham732/
Heingam731/
Enggaum731/
Heageam731/
Hehegam731/
Eangaim731/
Eghan679,655/
Eagan678,381/
Agham676,745/
Engan672,148/
Hagam671,697/
Aagam671,228/
Hegan671,068/
Egang67935/
Eggan67476/
Engom67428/
Gegan67254/
Ingam67175/
Egain67126/
Igham6799/
Jigam6774/
Egaan6752/
Egand6747/
Yigam6746/
Igame6741/
Yogam6740/
Agaam6739/
Egome6739/
Ogham6735/
Aggam6734/
Egane6731/
Egañe6727/
Esgan6722/
Oggam6719/
Jngam6716/
Gegom6712/
Aigam6712/
Hogam6711/
Ehgan6710/
Higam679/
Hygam679/
Egoum679/
Yegamova679/
Egann677/
Iggam677/
Gigam676/
Eugan676/
Agamm676/
Eggom675/
Jeanngam675/
Egant674/
Agaim673/
Ahgam673/
Eigan672/
Egoom672/
Jhgam671/
Eagom671/
Ekgan671/
Agahm671/
Ygham671/
Igaum671/
Engañ671/
Agaum671/
Egasn671/
Jgham671/
Ogamh671/
Ohgam671/
Ehighame671/
Esghasim671/
Egomn671/
Eegan670/
Henngham670/

Egam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egam in the Tibetan language
ཨི་དགམ་igam-
Egam in the Marathi language
बेगमbegama-
Egam in the Hindi language
ेगमegama55.74
बेगमbegama22.95
अेगमaegama14.75
वेगमvegama3.28
एगमegama3.28
Egam in the Russian language
Эгамegam-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Egam
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