Egege Surname

174,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3701:74,7445,349
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Egege (88) may also be a first name.

Egege Last Name Facts

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

Egege (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻚ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Egege click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egege? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 174,692nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,968,450 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Egege live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 88 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,370 people, or 1 in 74,744. In Nigeria Egege is most frequent in: Abia, where 42 percent are found, Imo, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Egege occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Egege Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Egege last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Egege earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.38% more than the national average, earning $52,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ogege801,629/
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Egece8022/
Egeje8016/
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Hagege731,358/
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Egeche7338/
Aigege7331/
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Agegeh7310/
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Eggesi738/
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Ogegie731/
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Eghige731/
Egizee731/
Jegegetts710/
Haggege6740/
Egeezed6732/
Egechie673/
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Egege Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egege in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻚakk-

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