Egaw Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Egaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Egaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egaw is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egaw? popularity and diffusion

Egaw is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Egaw reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Egaw is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger Egaw is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Egaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Egaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Egaw last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egawe8941/
Hegaw891/
E'Gaw891/
Eagaw890/
Hegawe8010/
Ehghaw802/
Agaw75258/
Ogaw7557/
Igaw7521/
Egab7515/
Egaf7511/
Egav755/
Jgaw751/
Egow751/
Hegab6723,523/
Egova6772/
Igawe6755/
Egowa6721/
Aghaw6719/
Egowe6710/
Eghaf676/
Hogaw672/
Egafe672/
Hagaw672/
Agauw671/
Hegav671/
Eagav671/
Egaaf671/
Egaff671/
Jigaw671/
Eigab671/
Igawp671/
Engaf671/
Egovw671/

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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
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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 Egaw
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