Eglah Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Eglah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Eglah (1,836) may also be a first name.
Eglah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eglah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eglah is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eglah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,091,648th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Eglah reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 178,027th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,836 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 905,488. In Kenya Eglah is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 90 percent reside, Bomet County, where 2 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya Eglah occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eglash | 91 | 88 | / |
| Egla | 89 | 793 | / |
| Egillah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aglah | 80 | 1,105 | / |
| Engla | 80 | 127 | / |
| Eglas | 80 | 90 | / |
| Eglau | 80 | 87 | / |
| Hegla | 80 | 44 | / |
| Egloh | 80 | 42 | / |
| Oglah | 80 | 36 | / |
| Eglea | 80 | 27 | / |
| Eagla | 80 | 15 | / |
| Eigla | 80 | 13 | / |
| Eglya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Eglay | 80 | 8 | / |
| Eghla | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gegla | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eggla | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iglah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aegla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eegla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eglai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eglaz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Eglat | 80 | 0 | / |
| Eugillah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heglas | 73 | 247 | / |
| Eglass | 73 | 224 | / |
| Eglaus | 73 | 218 | / |
| Eglajs | 73 | 129 | / |
| Eglais | 73 | 44 | / |
| Englay | 73 | 17 | / |
| Egilla | 73 | 16 | / |
| Englai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Eghlas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hengla | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eaggla | 73 | 3 | / |
| Englla | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egella | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hoglah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiglah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egloha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egglas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiglad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aaglah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eygela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyglas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eaglaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eagela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egloph | 73 | 0 | / |
| Euglay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Eicgla | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heglay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heglad | 73 | 0 | / |
| Englea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Eglo | 67 | 714 | / |
| Agla | 67 | 592 | / |
| Ogla | 67 | 382 | / |
| Igla | 67 | 289 | / |
| Esgleas | 67 | 78 | / |
| Henglai | 67 | 62 | / |
| Heglasz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Eglhaut | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gegilla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ögla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agellah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Engglay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igillah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogellah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoglaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eguilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eglaszs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agillah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Engella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geeglay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegglia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaglass | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Eglah
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