Egeson Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Egeson (15) may also be a first name.

Egeson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egeson is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Egeson.

How Common Is The Last Name Egeson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Egeson are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 58 percent are found, Rivers, where 34 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edgeson9232/
Eggeson9226/
Egedson9213/
Egetson920/
Hedgeson862/
Heigeson862/
Hengeson861/
Hegesson861/
Eagieson861/
Ezeson8363/
Ejeson8321/
Egison837/
Egesan836/
Egyson831/
Ingeson7782/
Edgison7748/
Eggison7746/
Ejehson7724/
Egesund7720/
Egerzon7715/
Echeson778/
Ejesson774/
Jegison774/
Egeesun773/
Exeeson773/
Engison772/
Eguison771/
Egesand771/
Eseason770/
Ingesson71384/
Etcheson71268/
Jeggesen7185/
Heggison7136/
Heghesan7115/
Hetjeson718/
Yggesson713/
Higgeson712/
Geigison711/
Echieson711/
Engessen711/
Hetgesen711/
Edgisson710/
Gengesen710/
Eytcheson67535/
Iseson6718/
Iceson6716/
Ejison6711/
Heggesand678/
Igesun678/
Hetcheson675/
Ezesom674/
Egizen671/
Ezesan671/
Ezesen671/
Etchehson671/

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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 Egeson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis