Egbong Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egbong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egbong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6881:257,47514,824
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Egbong (91) may also be a first name.

Egbong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egbong is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egbong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Egbong is the 483,143rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Egbong are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 91 people.

The last name Egbong is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 688 people, or 1 in 257,475. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 86 percent reside, Kebbi, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egbuong922/
Egbon916,005/
Yengbong8610/
Agbong831,203/
Egbung83394/
Igbong83376/
Ogbong83130/
Egbang8367/
Egbone8318/
Egbuon833/
Egboun833/
Egbhon832/
Hegbon831/
Eigbon831/
Egbond831/
Egboin831/
Egwong831/
Engbon831/
Engbang77177/
Engwong773/
Egbuung771/
Egbeung771/
Egbonne771/
Heigbon770/
Hegbone770/
Igbon73684/
Egbom73612/
Egban73208/
Jeagvong711/
Hengwong711/
Jingbong711/
Igbang672,347/
Agbang671,243/
Ogbang67884/
Egwang67873/
Igboin67336/
Igbone67313/
Ekwong67161/
Igboon6763/
Hegbom6760/
Egvang6750/
Egbane6739/
Yogbon6710/
Higbon679/
Egbuom675/
Equong675/
Igboun673/
Engban672/
Igbhon671/
Heingboon671/
Eguang671/
Heangboon671/
Egband671/
Aigbon671/
Uigbon671/
Igbomg671/
Eagban671/
Oigbon671/

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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 Egbong
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