Egu Surname

99,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0491:58,0994,368
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Indonesia2811:470,63838,844
India2121:3,618,233101,667
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
France1941:342,38551,549
Papua New Guinea1381:59,0857,566
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Egu (804) may also be a first name.

Egu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egu (Oriya: ଏଗୁ, Russian: Эгу) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Egu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,286th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,528,108 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Egu live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egu is also the 288,491st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 804 people.

The last name Egu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,049 people, or 1 in 58,099. In Nigeria Egu is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 29 percent reside, Abia, where 22 percent reside and Enugu, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Egu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Egu last name are 30.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84% registered with the party.

Egu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.73% more than the national average, earning $54,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egou861,716/
Jegu861,627/
Egau861,554/
Engu86852/
Eguh86261/
Egut86216/
Hegu86201/
Gegu86188/
Yegu86129/
Egus86103/
Eigu8670/
Eugu8644/
Oegu8640/
Eggu8636/
Esgu8632/
Eegu8629/
Aegu8619/
Eguu8618/
Ejgu8617/
Eygu8614/
Eguz8610/
Ekgu8610/
Eagu869/
Egup867/
Eghu865/
Egud864/
Iegu861/
Ecgu861/
Jegou755,099/
Egouy75492/
Jengu75475/
Enggu75462/
Yengu75290/
Ijegu75209/
Engau75128/
Egahu75123/
Gengu75119/
Eingu75103/
Hengu7583/
Gegou7567/
Jegau7549/
Eengu7541/
Egaud7540/
Egouh7538/
Gegau7538/
Egoux7530/
Eigus7527/
Jeggu7526/
Egaux7520/
Jegut7514/
Egaut7514/
Engou7510/
Jiegu759/
Hegou758/
Eigau758/
Egouj757/
Jegus757/
Eggou757/
Enguh755/
Hegau753/
Egoup753/
Egout753/
Jeigu752/
Egaus752/
Egoud752/
Egous752/
Egueu752/
Eghut752/
Enguu752/
Egauh752/
Geguh752/
Eeguz752/
Hegus751/
Enguj751/
Oegou751/
Jeguh751/
Geygu751/
Eguph751/
Geegu751/
Egouz751/
Jeguš751/
Heghu751/
Yegou751/
Yegus751/
Eijgu751/
Eghou751/
Eguìa751/
Eangu751/
Yegut751/
Enngu751/
Iegou751/
Eggus750/
Eygus750/
Agu67171,172/
Ogu6761,156/
Igu671,439/
Jegaut67368/
Jegoux67334/
Jegust67182/
Egault67149/
Henggu6760/
Gengou6754/
Henghu6747/
Iheagu6740/
Jengou6737/
Enggau6731/
Heingu6730/
Ehengu6727/
Jengau6725/
Jenggu6720/
Jegout6717/
Ijeagu6710/
Yenggu679/
Eghult679/
Ekgaus676/
Jegoud676/
Hengau675/
Yegouh674/
Ahiegu674/
Aiyegu674/
Yengou674/
Eggigu674/
Eijigu674/
Jgu673/
Ygu673/
Ejiegu673/
Yeghou672/
Ehiegu672/
Yegueu672/
Eiguss672/
Ijengu672/
Jiegou672/
Heggud671/
Eanghu671/
Ejjigu671/
Egaush671/
Egouha671/
Yenngu671/
Yehngu671/
Heigus671/
Ajiegu671/
Ejuigu671/
Jeggou671/
Hegueu671/
Yegoux671/
Yenghu671/
Giegou671/
Engouh671/
Eshgou671/
Eszgou671/
Eygout671/
Genghu671/
Ijiegu671/
Eayogu671/
Oyiegu671/
Enghui671/
Geegau670/
Jeagus670/

Egu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egu in the Oriya language
ଏଗୁegu-
Egu in the Russian language
Эгуegu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Egu
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