Eghene Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eghene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eghene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
England11:55,718,059489,080

Eghene (13) may also be a first name.

Eghene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eghene occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eghene? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Eghene reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eghene is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 13 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 57 percent are found, Edo, where 30 percent are found and Kano, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heghene921/
Eighene920/
Egene912,438/
Eugene8352,556/
Egenes83491/
Engene83331/
Egenie83254/
Egener83236/
Ighene83182/
Hegene83124/
Gegene8331/
Eguene838/
Eigene836/
Egenee834/
Eagene833/
Egenge832/
Egenei831/
Eghine831/
Eghena831/
Iegene831/
Eygene830/
Eugenie7710,548/
Hegener771,000/
Eggener77140/
Egeness77117/
Eigener7763/
Eigenie7728/
Hegenie7721/
Eugiene7713/
Hegenes775/
Eugenea775/
Egienie774/
Eugeene773/
Heugene771/
Esgenet771/
Enngene771/
Heghine771/
Eggenes771/
Egheyna771/
Euggene771/
Engeneh771/
Eigheny770/
Hegeney770/
Igene732,431/
Egena731,012/
Egeny7337/
Egine7331/
Ygene736/
Egenh731/
Jgene731/
Heggenes71181/
Heigener7137/
Eugienie711/
Euggenie711/
Egiengeh711/
Gegeenee711/
Eugine671,870/
Eigenheer67598/
Igenge67350/
Oigene67246/
Eggena67119/
Heggeness6770/
Gegeny6764/
Ingene6733/
Eginer6732/
Egenyi6723/
Igenes6720/
Egenäs6716/
Eageny6716/
Eguine6710/
Egenit675/
Igiene675/
Iguene675/
Hygene675/
Egenyo674/
Gegine674/
Igheni673/
Egeniy673/
Egenio672/
Ighine672/
Hegena672/
Igenie672/
Egueni672/
Ygenie671/
Igener671/
Iggene671/
Eigeny671/
Eginhe671/
Aigene671/
Eginee671/
Gigene671/
Egenjh671/
Eygine671/

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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 Eghene
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