Egobu Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Egobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 183 | 1:213,329 | 16,733 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Egobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Egobu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Egobu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Egobu is the 1,244,200th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Egobu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Egobu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 213,329. In Uganda it is most common in: Amuria District, where 52 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 27 percent are found and Soroti District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engobu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Egobau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Egabu | 80 | 490 | / |
| Egubu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ogobu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Egebu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Igobu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Egowu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Agobu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Engoubou | 77 | 104 | / |
| Engabu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Yigobu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Engubu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Egabou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ighobu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hagobu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Egabut | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ingobu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aigobu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ogoibu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egowgu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egoivu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yogobu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogoebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egouwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jegabut | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jengabu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eghoboe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agoubou | 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 Egobu
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