Ego Surname

62,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Ego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2371:79,1885,619
France8241:80,61011,402
Kenya8231:56,1125,581
Uganda7621:51,2336,187
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Cameroon4891:42,4735,642
Indonesia4091:323,34828,355
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Philippines2641:383,47849,926
Benin1921:53,8316,745
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Israel1181:72,5228,891
Niger811:236,9387,651
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Colombia611:783,1828,365
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Ivory Coast441:524,34616,367
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England161:3,482,379114,324
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
India91:85,229,487684,495
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Êgo (1) & Egò (1) are calculated separately.

Ego (11,902) may also be a first name.

Ego Last Name Facts

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

Ego (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻛﻮ, Hindi: गो) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Êgo or Egò. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ego? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 62,160th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 901,924 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Ego are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 54,508th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 11,902 people.

Ego is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,237 people, or 1 in 79,188. In Nigeria Ego is most frequent in: Delta, where 14 percent live, Bayelsa, where 14 percent live and Enugu, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Ego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ego has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ego Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ego surname are 0.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Ego earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning R 220,416 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.03% less than the national average, earning $17,474,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning $51,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Êgo891/
Egò891/
Yego8620,244/
Engo864,438/
Egos863,618/
Egot863,354/
Jego863,320/
Egoh862,496/
Egou861,716/
Gego861,412/
Hego861,409/
Egoy86925/
Egho86887/
Egoz86705/
Eigo86656/
Eggo86579/
Egop86421/
Egoo86418/
Egoa8676/
Egod8673/
Egoi8627/
Aego8616/
Eugo869/
Iego865/
Eego865/
Eago862/
Ehgo862/
Ecgo861/
Ekgo861/
Yengo757,619/
Jegou755,099/
Iengo751,989/
Jengo751,514/
Hegoh751,155/
Gengo75886/
Enggo75720/
Eengo75383/
Jeggo75311/
Hengo75273/
Engoy75143/
Jegho75125/
Ijego75121/
Jeugo7598/
Jegot7581/
Engoi7577/
Geego7571/
Enngo7570/
Aegho7568/
Gegou7567/
Eghot7544/
Eggoh7543/
Hegoi7542/
Hegot7542/
Eghoh7539/
Egouh7538/
Eghoi7538/
Egoux7530/
Heugo7525/
Heago7522/
Heigo7522/
Haego7518/
Geigo7517/
Gegoj7516/
Eiggo7515/
Egohe7515/
Eggos7515/
Geygo7514/
Yegho7514/
Yegoh7513/
Hegoa7511/
Yiego7510/
Engou7510/
Jegod759/
Heggo759/
Hegou758/
Eggou757/
Hegos756/
Yoego756/
Aegoh756/
Jeego756/
Gegoi755/
Yegoy755/
Ehgoh754/
Jiego754/
Engho754/
Egoss753/
Jegoa753/
Eagos753/
Egoup753/
Egout753/
Engoo753/
Egohs753/
Egoud752/
Egous752/
Jeago752/
Yehgo752/
Eigho752/
Eigoh752/
Eango752/
Egood752/
Yeggo752/
Egoth752/
Encgo752/
Jegoo751/
Jehgo751/
Eigos751/
Eygos751/
Geggo751/
Yegoi751/
Egott751/
Oegou751/
Egouz751/
Eghho751/
Iiego751/
Hiego751/
Jegoh751/
Jeigo751/
Yegos751/
Yegou751/
Eghou751/
Egoot751/
Egost751/
Egots751/
Hegoo751/
Heego751/
Eghos751/
Gegoo751/
Iegou751/
Eaggo750/
Eggot750/
Ago6729,274/
Ogo6716,040/
Igo678,508/
Ega676,013/
Ijengo67769/
Ojiego67455/
Jegoux67334/
Jenggo67207/
Ayiego67112/
Enghoy6798/
Heingo6779/
Ejiego6758/
Gengou6754/
Ygo6743/
Ehgotz6738/
Jengou6737/
Heigho6733/
Yengho6732/
Genggo6719/
Enggoy6718/
Jegout6717/
Heggoy6715/
Jgo6710/
Ijegho6710/
Oyiego678/
Heggod676/
Heygod676/
Hengho676/
Heagoa676/
Jegoud676/
Yegouh674/
Hegood674/
Jengoi674/
Yenggo674/
Henkgo674/
Yengou674/
Ehiogo673/
Enghoj672/
Yeghou672/
Ihengo672/
Henggo672/
Jeagho672/
Jiegou672/
Gengoo672/
Eigeoo672/
Esgood671/
Ehgott671/
Eghosh671/
Eshgho671/
Geng'o671/
Esgott671/
Ijiego671/
Egohiy671/
Heugho671/
Jeggou671/
Jiengo671/
Heigoi671/
Yegoux671/
Giegho671/
Giegou671/
Gengho671/
Engouh671/
Ennggo671/
Eshgou671/
Eszgou671/
Eygout671/
Ajiego671/
Eeengo671/
Ijeugo671/
Ijeego671/
Eoigho671/
Ahiego671/
Enggoi671/
Enngoh671/
Jeengo671/
Jheago671/
Jheego671/
Jengoh671/
Hyengo671/
Eggott670/
Ehigot670/
Eagood670/

Ego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ego in the Hindi language
गोgo-
Ego in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺇﻛﻮakw50
ﺃﻳﻜﻮaykw50

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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 Ego
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