Eghie Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Eghie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Eghie (86) may also be a first name.
Eghie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eghie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eghie is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eghie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Eghie is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Eghie is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Eghie are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eghie is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 86 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Eghie is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 60 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 33 percent live and Kano, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Qatar, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaghie | 91 | 10 | / |
| Egihie | 91 | 4 | / |
| Eghier | 91 | 2 | / |
| Eighie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Enghie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Heghies | 83 | 30 | / |
| Heghieş | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eshghie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Esghier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eghojie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egheiye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eguie | 80 | 8 | / |
| Egeie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Egehe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Egyie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egihe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egehi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eghji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eshghieh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Esghhieh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egujie | 73 | 90 | / |
| Eghøje | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eguies | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gegjie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eguyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eugehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eegehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eguehi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eguihi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Engehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igehie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egehio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eguiea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esghayier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egei | 67 | 296 | / |
| Egee | 67 | 205 | / |
| Highiet | 67 | 39 | / |
| Eiguier | 67 | 19 | / |
| Egée | 67 | 13 | / |
| Egje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heguier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ighoiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hengjie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esghyer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egueyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jighier | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Eghie
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