Egaru Surname

274,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Egaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3981:27,9253,863
England91:6,190,895170,599
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Egaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egaru is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Egaru.

How Common Is The Last Name Egaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Egaru is the 274,073rd most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,139,313 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Egaru reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,398 people, or 1 in 27,925. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 32 percent reside, Amuria District, where 17 percent reside and Soroti District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engaru9134/
Egharu9111/
Egaaru914/
Jegaru911/
Engarui8314/
Jegarut839/
Eugareu831/
Hegarus831/
Ogaru80671/
Egeru80345/
Agaru80306/
Egoru80160/
Igaru8034/
Jgaru801/
Gengarou771/
Engoru731,370/
Ogharu73494/
Hagaru73173/
Igharu7355/
Agarau7349/
Ingaru7333/
Jigaru7322/
Egerau7319/
Agharu7315/
Yogaru739/
Egorup739/
Agauru738/
Aagaru738/
Egerou736/
Ogaaru734/
Ajgaru733/
Agarhu732/
Ogarau732/
Agarru732/
Higaru731/
Igarut731/
Hygaru731/
Agaruu731/
Ogauru731/
Igarau731/
Haygaru67376/
Haigaru6785/
Egourou6711/
Egerouh678/
Gojgaru674/
Jhigaru674/
Gaigaru674/
Ingairu673/
Jigarou672/
Enngoru671/
Yegorus671/
Oghearu671/
Oghajru671/
Aiyengaaru671/
Ingharu671/
Jingaru671/
Aigarru671/

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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 Egaru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis