Egar Surname

120,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ghana

Egar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5781:64,15610,899
Nigeria1,2101:146,3999,320
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
England831:671,30238,633
Ireland631:74,7454,569
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:96,3016,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Egar (2,932) may also be a first name.

Egar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﺭ, Hindi: एगर, Russian: Егар) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 120,906th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,922,835 people. The last name Egar is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Egar reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 134,005th most commonly held first name globally, held by 2,932 people.

This surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 64,156. In The Philippines Egar is primarily concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 27 percent live, Ilocos, where 19 percent live and Calabarzon, where 14 percent live. Not including The Philippines Egar exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.

Egar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Egar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 137 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Egar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States Egar are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Egar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.88% more than the national average, earning $48,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $54,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eagar891,883/
Hegar89637/
Eggar89576/
Engar89400/
Egart89350/
Esgar89281/
Egard89145/
Egarr89101/
Oegar8971/
Gegar8955/
Jegar8952/
Yegar8938/
Ehgar8925/
Eegar8923/
Ejgar8911/
Egarp8910/
Egare898/
Eghar896/
Aegar895/
Egaur894/
Eigar894/
Eugar891/
Iegar891/
Eggart80555/
Jegard80361/
Enggar80326/
Eshgar80259/
Heggar80111/
Hegard8072/
Hegare8068/
Egardt8058/
Yoegar8053/
Hegart8052/
Eugair8040/
Yengar8031/
Hengar8030/
Jegart8028/
Yejgar8026/
Yegare8023/
Jegare8019/
Eigard8019/
Iengar8014/
Eghgar8014/
Yehgar8012/
Esghar8010/
Ekgard808/
Eghare808/
Esgard808/
Gengar807/
Jeegar806/
Jesgar806/
Jeggar806/
Eajgar805/
Yesgar805/
Yeghar804/
Geigar804/
Geggar803/
Eghart803/
Echgar802/
Jengar802/
Jeagar802/
Eegare802/
Ehgart802/
Heigar802/
Egaire802/
Heegar801/
Hyegar801/
Eigare801/
Eigart801/
Eighar801/
Egahar801/
Haegar801/
Yegahr801/
Eggard801/
Geegar801/
Hesgar801/
Gejgar801/
Eaghar801/
Yeggar800/
Eegart800/
Heagar800/
Eagear800/
Engaur800/
Engaar800/
Eughar800/
Engarr800/
Eagart800/
Ogar7549,844/
Agar7510,743/
Egor753,053/
Igar751,048/
Ygar75147/
Jgar751/
Ekgardt73711/
Hegardt73212/
Hegaard73198/
Jeengar73177/
Heggart73155/
Egghart73136/
Eghaire73105/
Jesgarz7387/
Hesgard7371/
Heegard7363/
Henggar7355/
Genggar7347/
Eigaard7346/
Geiggar7344/
Esghair7341/
Ekghare7327/
Heigard7317/
Esghaïr7317/
Eghardt7317/
Eggardt7312/
Yeghare7311/
Enggarr7311/
Heggard738/
Jegarth738/
Jegardt735/
Ayyegar734/
Eggartt733/
Jyengar732/
Essgair732/
Ejgaard732/
Heegaar732/
Egarova731/
Henngar731/
Ieghare731/
Eckgart731/
Heagard731/
Hengarh731/
Henghar731/
Eisgart731/
Egghard731/
Eggarth731/
Esgaard731/
Eshghar731/
Hegaire731/
Jeggart730/
Heygard730/
Heisgar730/
Hesgart730/
Hagar6719,786/
Aghar679,748/
Engor672,648/
Ajgar671,870/
Aygar671,638/
Jigar671,627/
Gigar671,563/
Hogar67930/
Ingar67926/
Aggar67831/
Heegaard67727/
Uygar67538/
Isgar67475/
Egour67448/
Oggar67244/
Yogar67182/
Higar67170/
Oygar67161/
Hejgaard67142/
Eghor67131/
Jegor67127/
Egorp67126/
Hegarová67125/
Igare67110/
Aagar6797/
Egore6797/
Agarh6793/
Hejjegar6789/
Egorr6775/
Heigaard6773/
Aigar6764/
Gegor6761/
Ayyengar6754/
Ighar6750/
Agaar6740/
Acgar6740/
Egoor6739/
Heegardt6729/
Agaur6728/
Aiyengar6725/
Yngar6723/
Ujgar6720/
Yegor6718/
Ogarr6713/
Ogaar6713/
Igaur6712/
Igard6711/
Hejjigar679/
Essgayre679/
Oghar679/
Ahgar679/
Yigar678/
Egghardt678/
Essghair677/
Egort676/
Akgar676/
Hesgaard675/
Ogarh675/
Iggar674/
Agair674/
Eigor674/
Egord673/
Aegor673/
Hegarova673/
Ygard672/
Yjgar672/
Eakghare672/
Heiggard672/
Ogair672/
Hegor672/
Agahr672/
Aqgar672/
Jjgar671/
Eakgahre671/
Esghaire671/
Eggor671/
Hygar671/
Iigar671/
Iegăr671/
Ygare671/
Essghayr671/
Aayengar671/
Egharova671/
Jghar671/
Jenghair671/
O'Gar670/
Heygarth670/
Eagor670/
Agarr670/

Egar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺎﺭakar-
Egar in the Hindi language
एगरegara-
Egar in the Russian language
Егарegar-

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