Eglou Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Eglou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Eglou (332) may also be a first name.
Eglou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eglou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eglou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻗﻠﻮ) is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eglou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eglou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 480,499th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 332 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 492,172. In Benin it is most numerous in: Mono Department, where 52 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 38 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 5 percent live. Excluding Benin Eglou is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 27 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Eghlou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eglu | 89 | 39 | / |
| Eglau | 80 | 87 | / |
| Englu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eglui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ecglu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egluy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eglus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Eglaus | 73 | 218 | / |
| Giglou | 73 | 23 | / |
| Jiglou | 73 | 16 | / |
| Englui | 73 | 8 | / |
| Egellu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiglou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giglouy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Eglhaut | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iglu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heghloo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egleuch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Engellau | 62 | 61 | / |
| Iglus | 60 | 32 | / |
| Igloe | 60 | 14 | / |
| Igloo | 60 | 4 | / |
| Iglyu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Higlu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Inglu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Aiglehoux | 57 | 77 | / |
| Eihgehlau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jiglau | 55 | 169 | / |
| Hinglu | 55 | 8 | / |
| Jinglu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Yinglu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Igellu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Iglhaut | 50 | 506 | / |
| Ynglliu | 50 | 2 | / |
Eglou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eglou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻗﻠﻮ | aqlw | - |
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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 Eglou
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