Egue Surname

137,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Egue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,7291:5,978798
Ivory Coast6201:37,2122,459
Philippines2861:353,98047,460
Colombia2211:216,1725,091
Mauritania1301:31,4992,580
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Chile191:927,18319,125
France81:8,302,840321,660
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Ègue (10) are calculated separately.

Egue (2,076) may also be a first name.

Egue Last Name Facts

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

Egue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻛﻪ) is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Ègue. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egue? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 137,109th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,228,607 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Egue are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 165,415th most frequently used first name globally, held by 2,076 people.

The last name Egue is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 1,729 people, or 1 in 5,978. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 53 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 20 percent are found and Zou Department, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Benin this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Egue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Egue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Egue surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Egue Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Egue earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 26.7% less than the national average, earning $16,641,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ègue9210/
Egueh893,235/
Egoue89192/
Egwue8998/
Hegue8950/
Eggue8941/
Esgue8938/
Eguea8937/
Eguey8918/
Iegue898/
Eague894/
Etgue892/
Edgue892/
Ezgue891/
Eguei891/
Ekgue891/
Eygue891/
Heague8070/
Heugue8070/
Hegoue8038/
Egwueh8015/
Eggueh801/
Egoueh801/
Ezzgue801/
Heigue801/
Egouey801/
Egbe7551,063/
Ekue755,183/
Igue754,530/
Egwe751,963/
Egui751,255/
Eque75263/
Ecue75232/
Egve7565/
Ygue754/
Jgue751/
Egke751/
Egqe751/
Hegouet7328/
Enghuey732/
Egwuihe731/
Ehiegue731/
Eg676,246/
Escue672,055/
Eigbe671,087/
Igueh671,044/
Hegbe67987/
Equey67676/
Esque67549/
Igoue67253/
Hegui67244/
Ecuer67242/
Egweu67227/
Eskue67218/
Equer67213/
Higue67162/
Ekwue67155/
Egbei67121/
Ieque67115/
Igwue6790/
Egwea6784/
Eggui6757/
Heque6756/
Iggue6743/
Iguei6737/
Egweh6736/
Aigue6736/
Egbee6731/
Eguay6729/
Egbey6727/
Eques6724/
Jigue6724/
Eghwe6724/
Egwet6722/
Eguih6717/
Ecoue6717/
Egbea6717/
Eegve6716/
Eegbe6716/
Egwui6715/
Yigue6713/
Equez679/
Ekuie679/
Eagui679/
Egwie676/
Yguei676/
Iguey676/
Egwee675/
Engve674/
Eggua674/
Iegwe674/
Egbui674/
Yguey674/
Ecues674/
Ekuez674/
Egvey673/
Egwhe673/
Eghbe673/
Egwei673/
Encue672/
Ajgue672/
Hegwe672/
Eugwe672/
Aygue672/
Hegua672/
Iguee672/
Egwey672/
Eigui672/
E'Gbe671/
Eagve671/
Eghve671/
Excue671/
Etque671/
Equea671/
Egkwe671/
Ekwge671/
Eekue671/
Ehgwe671/
Egwueaja671/
Enkue671/
Ecque671/
Hygue671/
Ighue671/
Izgue671/
Equed671/
Equet671/
Equie671/
Ehgui671/
Ekgui671/
Eukue671/
Edque671/
Eckue671/
Egwes671/
Ekgwe671/
Eguai671/
Eigwe671/
Eagua671/
Eucue671/
Oigue671/
Oygue671/
Eaque671/
Egves671/
Eygua671/

Egue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egue in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻛﻪakh28.21
ﺍﻛﻪakh17.95
ﺍﻙak12.82
ﺃﻙak10.26
ﺍﻛﺎaka7.69
ﺃﻛﻰaky5.13
ﺍﺟﻪajh5.13
ﺁﻛﻪakh2.56
ﺁﻙak2.56
ﺃﻛﺎaka2.56
ﺍﻛﻰaky2.56
ﺃﻛﻲaky2.56

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