Ege Surname
Approximately 25,237 people bear this surname
Ege Surname User-submission:
The surname Ege is of Turkish origin, derived from the word Ege, which refers to the Aegean Sea (Ege Denizi) and the surrounding region in western Turkey. It is often used as a habitational or ornamental name, indicating a connection to the Aegean area.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 12,314 | 1:6,320 | 876 |
| Somaliland | 4,080 | 1:858 | 105 |
| Nigeria | 2,101 | 1:84,314 | 5,943 |
| Philippines | 2,047 | 1:49,457 | 8,112 |
| United States | 1,225 | 1:295,885 | 27,365 |
| Germany | 1,102 | 1:73,054 | 9,235 |
| Indonesia | 635 | 1:208,266 | 19,615 |
| Norway | 406 | 1:12,666 | 1,441 |
| Denmark | 257 | 1:21,964 | 2,224 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Switzerland | 124 | 1:66,233 | 8,050 |
| Japan | 109 | 1:1,172,883 | 21,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Solomon Islands | 52 | 1:11,154 | 1,975 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Northern Cyprus | 11 | 1:29,001 | 6,098 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 378 | 1:132,854 | 12,672 |
The alternate forms: Egé (2) & Égé (1) are calculated separately.
Ege (4,683) may also be a first name.
Ege Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Ege is of Turkish origin, derived from the word Ege, which refers to the Aegean Sea (Ege Denizi) and the surrounding region in western Turkey. It is often used as a habitational or ornamental name, indicating a connection to the Aegean area. While primarily Turkish, the surname also appears in Norwegian and German contexts, where it may have different etymological roots. Notable individuals with the surname include Turkish volleyball player Didem Ege and Norwegian handball player Steinar Ege.
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Average Ege Salary in
United States
$46,295 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ege (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺝ, Hindi: एगे) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Egé or Égé. Click here for other possible spellings of Ege.
How Common Is The Last Name Ege? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 21,586th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 288,764 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Ege reside; 41 percent reside in West Asia and 41 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Ege is also the 100,132nd most common given name in the world, borne by 4,683 people.
Ege is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 12,314 people, or 1 in 6,320. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 9 percent reside and Diyarbakir Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Somaliland, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Ege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ege has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ege Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ege last name are 3.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.42% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ege earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning 375,151 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning R 244,524 per year; in United States they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $46,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.3% more than the national average, earning $73,678 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ege Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ege in the Hindi language | ||
| एगे | ege | - |
| Ege in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺝ | aj | 42.86 |
| ﺃﻙ | ak | 14.29 |
| ﺁﻛﻪ | akh | 14.29 |
| ﺁﺝ | aj | 14.29 |
| ﺍﺟﻪ | ajh | 14.29 |
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