Eggers Surname

17,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eggers Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Agihard (sword edge, brave).

Eggers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,2721:4,661552
United States11,1281:32,5724,066
Brazil1,0391:206,0397,929
New Zealand3141:14,4212,535
Denmark3051:18,5071,823
South Africa2851:190,09720,645
Belgium2601:44,2187,205
Netherlands2211:76,41312,925
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Argentina2051:208,50417,193
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
Chile1101:160,1505,369
England811:687,87739,238
Austria431:198,03324,866
France351:1,897,792163,564
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Norway191:270,64728,127
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3541:37,0894,393

Eggers (38) may also be a first name.

Eggers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Agihard (sword edge, brave).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Eggers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eggers (Russian: Эггерс) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Eggers.

How Common Is The Last Name Eggers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,307th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 227,579 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Eggers reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

Eggers is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 17,272 people, or 1 in 4,661. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent are found and Hamburg, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Eggers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eggers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eggers surname expanded 822 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 467 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eggers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Eggers last name is principally Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Eggers surname are 19.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.08% being registered with the political party.

The amount Eggers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.38% more than the national average, earning 406,230 kr per year; in Peru they earn 461.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 108,940 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.41% more than the national average, earning R 326,544 per year; in United States they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $45,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.34% more than the national average, earning $58,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heggers92102/
Eggerss9262/
Eggersh922/
Eggaers921/
Enggers921/
Egguers921/
Eeggers920/
Egers91354/
Engers831,110/
Jegers83642/
Eagers83381/
Aggers83355/
Hegers83135/
Edgers8368/
Eggars8351/
Gegers8351/
Gigers8339/
Iggers8311/
Eggerß8311/
Eguers838/
Egerås835/
Yegers831/
Eigers831/
Eggors830/
Eggirs830/
Eghers830/
Egerst830/
Eugers830/
Eers801/
Huggers77146/
Jeghers77121/
Giggers77102/
Heigers7789/
Hedgers7782/
Jeegers7752/
Heegers7720/
Jegerås7719/
Hengers7710/
Higgers7710/
Gengers779/
Geigers778/
Haggers777/
Jeagers776/
Heggars775/
Jiggers773/
Jhegers772/
Hegerse771/
Hoggers771/
Geghers771/
Aiggers771/
Eighers771/
Heygers771/
Haegers771/
Enghers771/
Yengers770/
Yegerst770/
Eyers731,809/
Goers731,621/
Gears73754/
Agers73557/
Ezers7381/
Eiers7378/
Euers7374/
Igers7362/
Egars7313/
Ogers7311/
Esers732/
Exers731/
Ecers731/
Egors731/
Gaers730/
Eoers730/
Heitgers715/
Hoegaers711/
Heijgers711/
Ehingers710/
Jägers67703/
Hagers67441/
Heyers67439/
Goerss67307/
Hogers67256/
Ogiers67194/
Geyers67151/
Ingers67110/
Heiers6763/
Echers6744/
Goyers6730/
D'Heygers6718/
Igerst6713/
Ejerås6710/
Agerås679/
Agersø678/
Eiersø677/
Gawers675/
Hygers675/
Ayeers674/
Goerrs673/
Heuers673/
Egarsh673/
Yogers672/
Eusers672/
Eagars671/
Hegars671/
Iogers671/
Eierst671/
Eggeercht671/
Eyzers671/
Escers671/
Gaiers671/
Gauers671/
Higers671/
Jēgers671/
Geiers671/
Gajers671/
Ehsers671/
Ehiers671/
Eserse671/
Gayers670/
Aghers670/
Easers670/
Heitgiers670/
Eagors670/

Eggers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eggers in the Russian language
Эггерсeggers-

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