Egbas Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Egbas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egbas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Egbas (27) may also be a first name.

Egbas Last Name Facts

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

Egbas has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egbas? popularity and diffusion

Egbas is the 2,661,929th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Egbas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Egbas are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egbas is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 27 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Egbas is most numerous in: Benue, where 57 percent live, Cross River, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Iceland, where 2 percent live.

Egbas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Egbas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Egbas last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egbase9168/
Engbas918/
Eghbas912/
Egbais912/
Egba8912,748/
Egbatse831/
Egbai802,092/
Agbas801,286/
Egbah80331/
Hegba80215/
Egbau80130/
Egbos80118/
Engba80107/
Eguas8099/
Gegba8049/
Igbas8026/
Ogbas8022/
Egboa8020/
Egbaï8018/
Egbea8017/
Iegba808/
Egwas807/
Eegba802/
Eigba802/
Eygba801/
Ygbas801/
Eagba801/
Egbga801/
Egbad801/
Enguas7391/
Agbash7361/
Geegba7348/
Igbase7335/
Egboha7317/
Gegbay737/
Gegbai737/
Jiegba736/
Egbose736/
Aigbas735/
Agbais735/
Engbau734/
Egwase733/
Aîgbas732/
Aïgbas732/
Igbass732/
Agbass732/
Ogbass732/
Agbaus732/
Eegbha731/
Engbah731/
Heagba731/
Aagbas731/
Egbeae731/
Egbahe731/
Heguas731/
Egbayï731/
Egbace731/
Euguas731/
Hagbas731/
Hengba731/
Hegbay731/
Egbo6748,962/
Igba6720,515/
Geegbay6770/
Geegbah6738/
Aghbash6736/
Egbuoha6724/
Egbache6723/
Igbatse6713/
Geegbea6712/
Egboaja674/
Igbashe673/
Ahiegba672/
Egva672/
Ygba672/
Egbeahe671/
Egbahei671/
Jeegbai671/
Uanegba671/
Jgba671/
Egbá671/
Egwasse671/
Igbease671/
Eghbach670/

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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
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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 Egbas
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