Eganya Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Eganya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eganya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Eganya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eganya is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Eganya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eganya? popularity and diffusion

Eganya is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Eganya live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Eganya is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enganya9282/
Enghanya8616/
Egania83242/
Egonya8384/
Iganya8333/
Eganyo831/
Engonya77124/
Hegania7783/
Eganiae7762/
Engania7761/
Inganya7739/
Gegania7723/
Enganja774/
Higanya771/
Eugania771/
Enganyo771/
Gengania71259/
Hengania7160/
Jengania7123/
Enggania711/
Ginganya711/
Iganja67125/
Igania6742/
Igonya679/
Eganio678/
Ygania676/
Egonyo671/
Eghonyeha671/
Egañia671/
Eagaña671/
Hegaña671/
Iganyo671/
Esgahania671/

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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 Eganya
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