Egua Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Egua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2341:757,02034,256
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Egua (47) may also be a first name.

Egua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egua (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻙ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Egua.

How Common Is The Last Name Egua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 691,116th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Egua reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 47 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 757,020. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 58 percent are found, Delta, where 18 percent are found and Sokoto, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eguah8992/
Eguea8937/
Eguay8929/
Esgua8923/
Egwua8916/
Eggua894/
Hegua892/
Eguai891/
Eagua891/
Eygua891/
Egguah8032/
Esguat8011/
Eguaha802/
Heguay801/
Eguatt801/
Egouha801/
Enguay801/
Geegua801/
Enguau801/
Egguad801/
Esguay801/
Hesgua801/
Heguas801/
Heguat801/
Eghuae801/
Egwuat801/
Enguah801/
Enguai801/
Egba7512,748/
Egwa752,272/
Igua752,262/
Ekua75149/
Ecua7564/
Equa7511/
Eguo756/
Egva752/
Henghua7357/
Egwuaha738/
Engguah736/
Esguath731/
Egbai672,092/
Eghwa67506/
Iguad67255/
Egweu67227/
Hegba67215/
Higua67194/
Egbuo67193/
Iguaz67145/
Egway67140/
Egbau67130/
Heguo67104/
Egwau67103/
Egwea6784/
Egwuo6771/
Iggua6766/
Egbou6763/
Aigua6745/
Equai6737/
Egwai6735/
Ekwua6723/
Iguai6721/
Eguey6718/
Egbaï6718/
Egbea6717/
Egwah6715/
Ekuap6714/
Yguas6714/
Egwat6713/
Hegwa6712/
Esqua679/
Equat678/
Ecuat677/
Eguoz677/
Iekua676/
Hekua676/
Escua675/
Jigua675/
Iguha674/
Igwua674/
Egvad674/
Eggwa673/
Eigba672/
Eakua672/
Eegba672/
Eagwa672/
Equas672/
Gekua672/
Iguaa672/
Gikua672/
Hencghua671/
Egvat671/
Eigwa671/
Euqua671/
Equea671/
Yigua671/
Ijgua671/
Eguoh671/
Isgua671/
Eygba671/
Iguau671/
Gecua671/
Equay671/
Eguei671/
Egwap671/
Ekuoa671/
Ecuad671/
Ekuae671/
Equah671/
Eguot671/
Eagba671/
Eukwa671/
Yguoa671/

Egua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egua in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻙak28.57
ﺍﻛﻪakh14.29
ﺍﻛﺎﻩakah14.29
ﺍﻙak14.29
ﺍﻕaq14.29
ﺃﻛﻪakh14.29

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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 Egua
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