Eger Surname
Approximately 15,753 people bear this surname
Eger Surname Definition:
(from a place name) From Eger, a town in western Bohemia. Other forms are Egers and Eiger.
Read More About This SurnameEger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,815 | 1:11,813 | 1,510 |
| Brazil | 3,145 | 1:68,068 | 2,534 |
| United States | 2,936 | 1:123,453 | 13,148 |
| Russia | 896 | 1:160,852 | 18,440 |
| Austria | 260 | 1:32,752 | 5,272 |
| Czechia | 253 | 1:42,030 | 6,962 |
| Canada | 242 | 1:152,255 | 15,495 |
| Uganda | 113 | 1:345,480 | 22,807 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| Switzerland | 106 | 1:77,480 | 8,969 |
| Italy | 103 | 1:593,754 | 55,377 |
| Hungary | 81 | 1:121,189 | 11,343 |
| Norway | 81 | 1:63,485 | 9,023 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Belarus | 53 | 1:179,265 | 23,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 41 | 1:431,280 | 33,089 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Slovenia | 24 | 1:103,653 | 11,747 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Nicaragua | 22 | 1:273,686 | 2,870 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 1:373,291 | 30,949 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Kosovo | 12 | 1:155,156 | 6,641 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 438 | 1:114,655 | 11,327 |
The alternate forms: Éger (253) are calculated separately.
Eger (290) may also be a first name.
Eger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) From Eger, a town in western Bohemia. Other forms are Egers and Eiger.
User-submitted Reference
The various ways to spell the name came primarily from where the person resided or settled. The name Egnor originated in Bavaria and meant someone who resided close to the river Eger.
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Eger Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Eger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eger (Russian: Егерь) occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant: Éger. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,696th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 462,613 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Eger reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 518,802nd most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 290 people.
The surname Eger is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 6,815 people, or 1 in 11,813. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 27 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live and Saxony, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany it is found in 72 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.
Eger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Eger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eger surname increased 670 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 414 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Eger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Eger last name are 15.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.09% registered with the political party.
The amount Eger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.66% more than the national average, earning 476,431 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.73% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,908 per year; in South Africa they earn 91.68% more than the national average, earning R 455,508 per year; in United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning $57,736 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eger in the Russian language | ||
| Егерь | eger | - |
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Eger 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
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- 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 Eger
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