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 surname Eggah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﻩ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Eggah? popularity and diffusion
Eggah is the 666,162nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eggah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eggah is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 75 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 399,871. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 71 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent are found and Kaduna, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 1 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Eggah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Eggah surname is predominantly 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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