Egei Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Hungary

Egei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Hungary1001:98,1639,529
Romania571:352,24330,194
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Égei (61) are calculated separately.

Egei (33) may also be a first name.

Egei Last Name Facts

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

Egei (Georgian: ეგეი) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Égei. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 902,012th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Egei are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 33 people.

The surname Egei is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria Egei is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 94 percent are found, Rivers, where 3 percent are found and Benue, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Egei is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 34 percent are found and Romania, where 19 percent are found.

Egei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Egei has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Egei last name rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Egei Last Name Statistics demography

Egei earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 152.27% more than the national average, earning $108,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Égei9261/
Egeiy89421/
Engei8948/
Oegei8934/
Hegei8915/
Gegei899/
Egyei895/
Egeie894/
Egeiz894/
Egeis893/
Edgei891/
Egeih891/
Egehi891/
Ezgei891/
Egoei891/
Jegei891/
Enggei807/
Hengei801/
Egehio801/
Eshgei801/
Eguehi801/
Eggeis800/
Igei752,533/
Ogei75483/
Egee75205/
Agei75107/
Egée7513/
Ezge7511/
Ygei758/
Egje755/
Egji751/
Jgei751/
Edgejie732/
Iegeois731/
Egueyie731/
Egheiye731/
Hegyi6711,140/
Egahi67544/
Engge67464/
Engee67435/
Hiegeist6749/
Ingei6747/
Eguye6747/
Ejehi6741/
Hagei6737/
Hegji6732/
Gegee6731/
Egyes6728/
Yogei6719/
Ogehi6718/
Eghie6717/
Egeed6717/
Eagye6715/
Egohe6715/
Hogei6710/
Eguyi678/
Agaei678/
Eguie678/
Aggei675/
Jegee675/
Egahe675/
Egees674/
Esgee674/
Eagji674/
Igeie674/
Gigei674/
Egeez674/
Hegje673/
Agjei673/
Egeet673/
Egeyo673/
Aegij673/
Egehe673/
Egihe672/
Ezeai672/
Aygei672/
Eugee672/
Ageai672/
Agiei672/
Ageih672/
Egyie672/
Egiit672/
Gegyi672/
Hegye672/
Egiha672/
Igeai672/
Geziy671/
Hegee671/
Heigeist671/
Higei671/
Edgee671/
Eigee671/
Eegye671/
Eejji671/
Eghji671/
Engji671/
Gegje671/
Jegii671/
Igeiy671/
Egeeh671/
Esehi671/
Agehi671/
Ecehi671/
Egyio671/
Egiyo671/
Egoee671/
Eseai671/
Ajgei671/
Ogaei671/
Ogeai671/
Jegje671/
Echge671/
Egyeh671/
Egyii671/
Ezgea671/
Eugij671/
Eqgee671/
Hegii671/
Heidgeis670/
Esgey670/
Eygee670/
Ogiei670/

Egei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egei in the Georgian language
ეგეიegei-

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