Egema Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Egema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
England11:55,718,059489,080

Egema (75) may also be a first name.

Egema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egema has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Egema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Egema live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egema is also the 1,116,575th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 75 people.

The surname Egema is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 29 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 23 percent are found and Abia, where 19 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oegema91677/
Gegema91249/
Engema91127/
Hegema9137/
Egemah917/
Eguema917/
Egemma914/
Eugema913/
Egemea912/
Egemas911/
Egemat911/
Egemga911/
Yeguema8346/
Yengema8312/
Eggiema833/
Jengema833/
Hegemas832/
Gengema832/
Hengema831/
Eghemat831/
Eighema831/
Enghema831/
Ezema8010,993/
Egemi803,925/
Agema802,542/
Esema802,442/
Ogema801,916/
Egama80457/
Egima80401/
Egeme80297/
Egoma80232/
Egemo80183/
Ejema80146/
Ecema80140/
Igema8044/
Exema804/
Egemy804/
Ezeama731,514/
Hezema73642/
Ezemma73567/
Ejemai73347/
Echema73198/
Ejemah73157/
Hygema73135/
Gizema73123/
Hogema73103/
Eizema7399/
Ogemah7347/
Egomah7341/
Eisema7336/
Engemo7335/
Egimea7334/
Engima7326/
Egamai7326/
Engeme7324/
Ingema7319/
Eigima7318/
Eguemi7315/
Eejima7312/
Jegima7312/
Ezzema7310/
Egamma739/
Edjema739/
Iogema739/
Eguima739/
Egheme739/
Ezeuma738/
Ogemai738/
Eseema737/
Gegeme737/
Eugeme736/
Agemma736/
Hegemo736/
Eghoma735/
Igemma735/
Hegeme735/
Eziema734/
Gezima733/
Eghemi733/
Egueme733/
Ezemau733/
Eugemi733/
Ejemma732/
Escema732/
Esesma732/
Oggema732/
Ekhema732/
Esemah732/
Ejeama732/
Esgima732/
Eugemo732/
Hegoma732/
Ogemma731/
Jheema731/
Eguemy731/
Egamay731/
Eggemo731/
Eggoma731/
Egisma731/
Ezsema731/
Eseima731/
Esemau731/
Aggema731/
Egemie731/
Iezema731/
Ogejma731/
Ezeema731/
Iegima731/
Egemoh731/
Ezeima731/
Agemah731/
Edcema731/
Gigema731/
Gezyma731/
Igaema731/
Hegama731/
Hegima731/
Oghema731/
Yogema731/
Hagema731/
Gezema731/
Engemi731/
Eijema731/
Eghima731/
Egimai731/
Eguemo731/
Esemha731/
Esiema731/
Ageema731/
Agemai731/
Agiema731/
Ojgema731/
Ighema731/
Eseama731/
Egiemi731/
Eghama731/
Eezema731/
Gegemi731/
Aghema731/
Eigemauch710/
Hechema67172/
Ezeemma6760/
Ezemmah6751/
Hegemer6721/
Egiemeh6719/
Yengima6715/
Gichema6712/
Igehema6710/
Echemah677/
Ighemat676/
Aggemma676/
Gezhima675/
Ezemoha675/
Gengima674/
Ejemaha674/
Ezemait674/
Hageema674/
Euchema673/
Gingema672/
Jegemei672/
Jheemad671/
Edjemma671/
Eegamma671/
Yogemma671/
Yegimma671/
Echemau671/
Echemma671/
Egemmeu671/
Gezhema671/
Iyogema671/
Hegimaj671/
Hengeme671/
Hengemo671/
Yeguima671/
Eguimat671/
Etchema671/
Ejjemai671/
Echgeme671/
Eghioma671/
Eghuima671/
Ezeimah671/
Ezeamma671/
Egammai671/
Heugemo671/
Edgemot670/

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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 Egema
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