Egbum Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egbum Surname User-submission:

The Egbum surname means 'to kill'.

Egbum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Egbum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Egbum surname means 'to kill'.

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Egbum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egbum is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Egbum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Egbum is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Egbum reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 24 percent reside, Niger, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Egbuim913/
Eghbum911/
Egbume911/
Egbeum911/
Egbusim8348/
Engbaum8322/
Egbaume835/
Hegboum832/
Gegbhum831/
Egbom80612/
Agbum80392/
Igbum80178/
Ogbum80134/
Egbun8045/
Egwum8016/
Egbuchem7713/
Egbuchim776/
Ejiegbum775/
Eighbaum771/
Egbune731,723/
Egbung73394/
Hegbom7360/
Egwoum7333/
Egwuim7327/
Aigbum7311/
Egwume739/
Ogbuim734/
Ogbuum734/
Egbuun734/
Egboun733/
Egbusn732/
Agboum732/
Egbund731/
Ingboum677/
Egbunne672/
Hegboom671/
Egbuung671/
Egbeung671/
Egbuine671/
Egbusin671/
Egwuhom671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Egbum
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