Egehiza Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Egehiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egehiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2941:157,07412,406

Egehiza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egehiza is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Egehiza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Egehiza is the 906,170th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname Egehiza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Egehiza are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 157,074. In Kenya Egehiza is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 78 percent live, Kakamega County, where 21 percent live and Busia County, where 0 percent live.

Egehiza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egehitza931/
Egehidza931/
Egehizah931/
Egeiza9215/
Egeizah861/
Egehizi861/
Egehitsa801/
Egeitsa711/
Egehus625/
Agiiza621/
Igehis621/
Egyházi57428/
Egyházy57122/
Egyhazi5753/
Egyhazy5723/
Igihoza571/

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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
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  • 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 Egehiza
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