Eggah Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eggah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eggah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4431:399,87121,013
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355

Eggah (75) may also be a first name.

Eggah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eggah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﻩ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eggah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eggah is the 666,162nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. The surname Eggah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eggah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eggah is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 75 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 399,871. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 71 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Somaliland, where 1 percent live and Mauritania, where 1 percent live.

Eggah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (85%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enggah9171/
Eggath911/
Egah897,588/
Egga891,084/
Engga80864/
Hegga80465/
Oggah80140/
Aggah80134/
Egahu80123/
Eggat8089/
Eggay8063/
Eggoh8043/
Egach8025/
Eghah8022/
Gegga8014/
Egash8010/
Iggah8010/
Eggai809/
Hegah807/
Oegah807/
Aegah805/
Eagga804/
Eegah804/
Egajh804/
E'Gah802/
Egaih802/
Egauh802/
Eigga801/
Egaha801/
Eggha801/
Eggas801/
Eigah800/
Esgah800/
Eagah800/
Ega756,013/
Enggay73341/
Hoegah73287/
Hengga73227/
Enggai7378/
Jiggah7346/
Enggau7331/
Eggatt739/
Haggah735/
Heggas734/
Eghaha733/
Eangga732/
Heggai732/
Egahah731/
Egashs731/
Egaush731/
Eggaad731/
Iggaah731/
Higgah731/
Hegaha731/
Hegash731/
Enngga731/
Gehgah731/
Ynggah731/
Eggast730/
Ogah6728,986/
Agah679,134/
Gega678,541/
Egas677,130/
Enga677,012/
Eega674,832/
Igah674,135/
Egay673,396/
Giga673,291/
Egoh672,496/
Agga672,371/
Egau671,554/
Igga671,323/
Hega671,140/
Egho67887/
Eggo67579/
Eaga67533/
Egai67449/
Egat67412/
Egad67383/
Eiga67315/
Egha67285/
Ogga67162/
Iega6792/
Țega6780/
Egoa6776/
Aega6744/
Euga6738/
Egap6731/
Egaa6727/
Șega6721/
Egéa6715/
Egaj678/
Egêa678/
Egaz676/
Ehga674/
Haggaih673/
Ejga673/
Jinggah672/
Heggapp671/
Heaggas671/
E'Ga671/
Uiggaih671/
Esga671/
Jgga671/
Gingaah671/
Egaï671/
Oega671/
Eqga671/

Eggah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eggah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺎﻩakah-

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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 Eggah
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