Egya Surname
Approximately 777 people bear this surname
Egya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 726 | 1:243,998 | 14,137 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Egya (958) may also be a first name.
Egya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Egya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻲ, Hindi: एग्य) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 440,539th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Egya reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 260,722nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 958 people.
Egya is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 726 people, or 1 in 243,998. In Nigeria Egya is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 51 percent are found, Kano, where 42 percent are found and Plateau, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egiya | 89 | 81 | / |
| Egeya | 89 | 7 | / |
| Yegya | 89 | 4 | / |
| Egyea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Egyay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oegya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Egy | 86 | 3,668 | / |
| Egieya | 80 | 98 | / |
| Yegiya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Egeiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egeyah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Egea | 75 | 19,579 | / |
| Egye | 75 | 771 | / |
| Egia | 75 | 511 | / |
| Igya | 75 | 173 | / |
| Ogya | 75 | 83 | / |
| Egey | 75 | 59 | / |
| Egiy | 75 | 16 | / |
| Egéa | 75 | 15 | / |
| Egyi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Iegy | 75 | 9 | / |
| Egêa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Egyh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yegy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oegy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uegy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eigy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egiyaya | 73 | 31 | / |
| Aegyaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egieyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayegeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egiwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agiya | 67 | 1,143 | / |
| Egeiy | 67 | 421 | / |
| Ogeya | 67 | 337 | / |
| Ageya | 67 | 197 | / |
| Yogya | 67 | 189 | / |
| Ogiya | 67 | 121 | / |
| Igiya | 67 | 108 | / |
| Yegia | 67 | 62 | / |
| Egiyi | 67 | 61 | / |
| Egiye | 67 | 61 | / |
| Eugea | 67 | 58 | / |
| Egeia | 67 | 56 | / |
| Egeyu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ugiya | 67 | 34 | / |
| Egiwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Igywa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aigya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Iegia | 67 | 19 | / |
| Eugia | 67 | 14 | / |
| Egeye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Igyah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eyagi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Egiay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egiah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egewa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eigyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ugeya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Egyei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igyea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igyaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yegye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egeyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egiua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egyie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uegey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aegea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egeyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaegy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eegye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egeau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egeyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egyii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uegyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egyio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogyai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eygia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eagey | 67 | 0 | / |
Egya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Egya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻲ | aky | - |
| Egya in the Hindi language | ||
| एग्य | egya | - |
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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
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- 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 Egya
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