Eggah Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Eggah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 443 | 1:399,871 | 21,013 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
Eggah (75) may also be a first name.
Eggah Demographics
Eggah Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enggah | 91 | 71 | / |
| Eggath | 91 | 1 | / |
| Egah | 89 | 7,588 | / |
| Egga | 89 | 1,084 | / |
| Engga | 80 | 864 | / |
| Hegga | 80 | 465 | / |
| Oggah | 80 | 140 | / |
| Aggah | 80 | 134 | / |
| Egahu | 80 | 123 | / |
| Eggat | 80 | 89 | / |
| Eggay | 80 | 63 | / |
| Eggoh | 80 | 43 | / |
| Egach | 80 | 25 | / |
| Eghah | 80 | 22 | / |
| Gegga | 80 | 14 | / |
| Egash | 80 | 10 | / |
| Iggah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Eggai | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hegah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Oegah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aegah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eagga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eegah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Egajh | 80 | 4 | / |
| E'Gah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egaih | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egauh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eigga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eggha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eggas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eigah | 80 | 0 | / |
| Esgah | 80 | 0 | / |
| Eagah | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ega | 75 | 6,013 | / |
| Enggay | 73 | 341 | / |
| Hoegah | 73 | 287 | / |
| Hengga | 73 | 227 | / |
| Enggai | 73 | 78 | / |
| Jiggah | 73 | 46 | / |
| Enggau | 73 | 31 | / |
| Eggatt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Haggah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Heggas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eghaha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eangga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heggai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egahah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egashs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eggaad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iggaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higgah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hegaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hegash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enngga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gehgah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ynggah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eggast | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ogah | 67 | 28,986 | / |
| Agah | 67 | 9,134 | / |
| Gega | 67 | 8,541 | / |
| Egas | 67 | 7,130 | / |
| Enga | 67 | 7,012 | / |
| Eega | 67 | 4,832 | / |
| Igah | 67 | 4,135 | / |
| Egay | 67 | 3,396 | / |
| Giga | 67 | 3,291 | / |
| Egoh | 67 | 2,496 | / |
| Agga | 67 | 2,371 | / |
| Egau | 67 | 1,554 | / |
| Igga | 67 | 1,323 | / |
| Hega | 67 | 1,140 | / |
| Egho | 67 | 887 | / |
| Eggo | 67 | 579 | / |
| Eaga | 67 | 533 | / |
| Egai | 67 | 449 | / |
| Egat | 67 | 412 | / |
| Egad | 67 | 383 | / |
| Eiga | 67 | 315 | / |
| Egha | 67 | 285 | / |
| Ogga | 67 | 162 | / |
| Iega | 67 | 92 | / |
| Țega | 67 | 80 | / |
| Egoa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Aega | 67 | 44 | / |
| Euga | 67 | 38 | / |
| Egap | 67 | 31 | / |
| Egaa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Șega | 67 | 21 | / |
| Egéa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Egaj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egêa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egaz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ehga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haggaih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ejga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jinggah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heggapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heaggas | 67 | 1 | / |
| E'Ga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiggaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gingaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqga | 67 | 1 | / |
Eggah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eggah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﺎﻩ | akah | - |
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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
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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 Eggah
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