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

The last name Egege (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻚ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Egege? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 174,692nd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,968,450 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Egege are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 88 people.

The last name Egege is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,370 people, or 1 in 74,744. In Nigeria Egege is primarily found in: Abia, where 42 percent reside, Imo, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Egege Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Egege surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political 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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Jegegetts710/
Haggege6740/
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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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