Egen Surname

282,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Egen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4361:184,64621,532
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Kazakhstan1061:166,81616,295
South Africa801:677,22149,167
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Australia431:627,80744,139
England391:1,428,66862,556
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Kyrgyzstan251:238,90622,569
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Israel221:388,98331,283
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

The alternate forms: Egén (1) are calculated separately.

Egen (566) may also be a first name.

Egen Last Name Facts

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

Egen (Hindi: ेगेन, Russian: Еген, Tibetan: ཨི་ཇེན་) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Egén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Egen is the 282,448th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,338,861 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 37 percent of Egen live; 33 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. Egen is also the 352,783rd most common given name at a global level, borne by 566 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 184,646. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 45 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent reside.

Egen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Egen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Egen surname expanded 123 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Egen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Egen surname are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Egen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.74% more than the national average, earning R 548,316 per year and in United States they earn 26.72% more than the national average, earning $54,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egén921/
Engen898,005/
Eggen896,588/
Eugen893,906/
Eagen891,742/
Eigen891,387/
Hegen891,004/
Jegen89650/
Gegen89510/
Etgen89391/
Yegen89233/
Eguen89202/
Egeng89138/
Ezgen8997/
Eghen8985/
Esgen8946/
Egend8941/
Oegen8928/
Edgen8925/
Egent8925/
Eygen8916/
Eegen892/
Iegen891/
Egenh891/
Egenn891/
Egn8630/
Heigen8017,515/
Heggen802,519/
Hengen801,656/
Hoegen801,317/
Heugen80245/
Heagen80121/
Heegen8089/
Gecgen8063/
Haegen8051/
Yengen8044/
Ethgen8039/
Heygen8035/
Yeghen8032/
Enggen8023/
Gehgen8023/
Yegehn8022/
Hegent8017/
Eeghen8012/
Ettgen8011/
Hegend8010/
Eggeng809/
Eugeen808/
Hedgen808/
Eugien807/
Jengen807/
Geigen806/
Eigene806/
Eageen805/
Høegen804/
Gegeen804/
Egueng804/
Eagene803/
Hexgen803/
Egenne802/
Yegeng802/
Eijgen802/
Eguent802/
Geghen801/
Jeagen801/
Eggent801/
Egghen801/
Geegen801/
Aegeen801/
Geggen801/
Oegeen801/
Iengen801/
Hegeen801/
Eshgen801/
Euggen801/
Eygene800/
Edgent800/
Hiegen800/
Jeggen800/
Esen7567,299/
Ogen753,594/
Agen752,186/
Ezen751,320/
Egin75772/
Egem75675/
Igen75412/
Ejen75336/
Ecen75115/
Egne7591/
Eign7541/
Gezn7534/
Ögen7517/
Gesn759/
Exen758/
Yegn755/
Egnk755/
Hegn754/
Eygn752/
Aegn752/
Jgen751/
Eagn751/
Eggn751/
Egnn751/
Egyn751/
Egün751/
Egnc751/
Eesn751/
Eexn751/
Eecn751/
Ejgn751/
Gegn751/
Heidgen73238/
Egenova73152/
Hiesgen7377/
Heijgen7367/
Hettgen7357/
Henkgen7319/
Heitgen7315/
Hoegenn7310/
Heyggen739/
Heydgen738/
Hoeggen737/
Hegenne736/
Egienne735/
Heisgen734/
Etsgent734/
Heggenn733/
Jesgent731/
Ehingen731/
Heingen731/
Heiggen731/
Heißgen731/
Gegienė731/
Ihengen731/
Henggen731/
Jiegeng731/
Gehegen730/
Heighen730/
Geiggen730/
Haeggen730/
Eighene730/
Hagen6787,739/
Eisen679,179/
Gezen678,709/
Hesen673,881/
Erzen673,365/
Esgin672,839/
Aygen672,666/
Ezgin672,477/
Yseen672,131/
Hogen671,952/
Esien671,766/
Edgin671,272/
Euzen67693/
Gegin67659/
Esaen67597/
Ingen67522/
Eguin67517/
Aggen67513/
Esgün67395/
Eging67294/
Aigen67238/
Eseng67232/
Eygün67215/
Eygin67213/
Easen67212/
Agien67208/
Yegin67201/
Hezen67190/
Högen67173/
Yogen67169/
Ehsen67151/
Ogeen67141/
Geyikgen67136/
Eizen67133/
Eysen67132/
Eugin67131/
Yegün67111/
Gezin67101/
Echen6796/
Üygen6794/
Içgen6792/
Işgen6790/
Eagin6784/
Hygen6783/
Hecen6781/
Gizen6781/
Etgin6772/
Eusen6766/
Uygen6764/
Izgen6764/
Eecen6762/
Isgen6762/
Yigen6761/
Hägen6757/
Itgen6755/
Esoen6755/
Ezoen6751/
Eyzen6744/
Eguem6741/
Agaen6740/
Higen6738/
Heegn6738/
Høieggen6737/
Jägen6737/
Heign6736/
Ogien6733/
Gigen6731/
Eggem6730/
Agoen6725/
Oggen6725/
Oigen6724/
Igien6724/
Hegin6723/
Heigghen6723/
Jigen6722/
Ighen6722/
Gežin6721/
Egink6719/
Hegne6715/
Escen6715/
Hoegn6714/
Etjen6713/
Jegin6712/
Heesn6712/
Ageen6710/
Ezeng678/
Oygen678/
Yegne678/
Iesen678/
Ejgin678/
Yngen678/
Ezent677/
Hexen677/
Ehcen676/
Ogoen676/
Ezien676/
Ygene676/
Ahgen676/
Yegem675/
Igeng675/
Ejsen675/
Edgem674/
Hegenová674/
Exzen674/
Eseen674/
Esuen674/
Eesen674/
Ekhen674/
Hegem674/
Jseen674/
Esend674/
Ezzen673/
Ogaen673/
Akgen673/
Ezemn673/
Aagen673/
Esesn673/
Heagn673/
Eigin672/
Jheen672/
Iceen672/
Iigen672/
Eesin672/
Iggen672/
Iseen672/
Iguen672/
Ejean672/
Eggin671/
Iegin671/
Hegnn671/
Hegyn671/
Heinghen671/
Igeen671/
Eaegn671/
Eejin671/
Eggenová671/
Ezjen671/
Eughn671/
Geyzn671/
Aegin671/
Ezeen671/
Esent671/
Icgen671/
Iygen671/
Heygghen671/
Gegın671/
Eigün671/
Egind671/
Eguengue671/
Eazen671/
Jgene671/
Heugn671/
Iegne671/
Idgen671/
Eghne671/
Ygeen671/
Ejemn671/
Exenn670/
Egiem670/
Jhgen670/
Eagne670/
Esjen670/
Agenn670/
Eajen670/
Geign670/
Exeen670/
Eacen670/

Egen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egen in the Tibetan language
ཨི་ཇེན་ijen-
Egen in the Hindi language
ेगेनegena-
Egen in the Russian language
Егенegen-

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Egen Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Egen
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