Egret Surname

371,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Egret Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8411:78,98111,125
Turkey1061:734,16436,999
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Égret (1) are calculated separately.

Egret (437) may also be a first name.

Egret Last Name Facts

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

Egret is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Égret. Click here for further potential spellings of Egret.

How Common Is The Last Name Egret? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 371,590th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,544,043 people. The surname Egret occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Egret live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 410,164th most frequent forename globally, borne by 437 people.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 841 people, or 1 in 78,981. In France Egret is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 35 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent are found. Excluding France this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 11 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Égret931/
Eygret9135/
Egretz914/
Egrets912/
Eggret912/
Engret912/
Hegret911/
Egrete911/
Egrett911/
Egre891,775/
Aegrett832/
Hengret832/
Eigrett831/
Jegreat831/
Egert804,167/
Hegre80688/
Igret80497/
Egrei80396/
Egres80281/
Agret80275/
Egred80170/
Egrie80141/
Engre8076/
Eghre8040/
Egrey8020/
Gegre8014/
Egree803/
Iegre803/
Egrit802/
Ecgre802/
Eagre801/
Egrea801/
Ögret801/
Egrer801/
Egreh801/
Egreu800/
Egirt800/
Yeygeret771/
Eggert7329,572/
Engert735,269/
Aigret73338/
Hegert73304/
Egiert73277/
Eggres73183/
Heigre73136/
Egertz73125/
Egress7383/
Egerth7375/
Hogret7369/
Ingret7353/
Geghre7346/
Egertt7334/
Eghert7327/
Eigert7326/
Aygret7316/
Eguert7314/
Egerte7312/
Gegert7310/
Ekgert737/
Eigere734/
Egregy734/
Eggrey733/
Enghre732/
Egerrt732/
Igrett731/
Egread731/
Egeert731/
Aggret731/
Egerts731/
Geegre731/
Yegred731/
Gegreh731/
Engirt731/
Ejgert731/
Egerdt731/
Hengre731/
Eugert730/
Eagres730/
Hegrer730/
Eegert730/
Eagert730/
Esgrey730/
Hegres730/
Engrit730/
Engree730/
Egri674,901/
Egra67457/
Igre67445/
Egry67414/
Heigert67299/
Eggerth67246/
Hiegert67164/
Eggerts6766/
Eggertz6765/
Hengert6726/
Heygere6721/
Engiert6720/
Eggertt6716/
Eigerdt6715/
Ygre6714/
Eggerte6711/
Geygert678/
Eggerdt677/
Heggert676/
Hagrett673/
Egré672/
Hegiert672/
Egreich671/
Eguertt671/
Egghert671/
Heegert671/
Engrait671/
Ejgiert671/
Yngreth671/
Egertte671/
Heagrey670/
Hogrett670/
Eckgert670/
Hingret670/
Engerdt670/
Hegerte670/
Hegerts670/
Enngert670/
Eggress670/
Eggirth670/
Engyrdt670/

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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 Egret
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