Eggenstein Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eggenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eggenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2971:271,06228,716
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Eggenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eggenstein is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Eggenstein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eggenstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eggenstein is the 849,693rd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Eggenstein reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 271,062. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 6 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany Eggenstein occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Eggenstein
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