Eghmy Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Eghmy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eghmy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Eghmy Last Name Facts

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

Eghmy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻏﻤﻲ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eghmy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eghmy is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Eghmy is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Eghmy live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

Eghmy is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Trarza Region, where 67 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eighmy91485/
Eughmy910/
Esghmy910/
Eghmey910/
Egmy893/
Eighmey83480/
Eighmay832/
Aghmy8059/
Eghmi809/
Eighme73125/
Hegmey731/
Eghmet731/
Gighmy731/
Yengmy731/
Eighma730/
Agmy671,246/
Egme67145/
Jgmy6787/
Egma6768/
Eighmie6757/
Yeghmeh6710/
Egmi678/
Eighmui672/
Eghmett671/
Eeighme671/
Eighmei671/
Eighmis670/
Highmey670/
Eighmer670/

Eghmy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eghmy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻏﻤﻲaghmy50
ﺃﻏﻤﻲaghmy50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eghmy
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