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
Egya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻲ, Hindi: एग्य) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Egya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egya? popularity and diffusion
Egya is the 440,539th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Egya reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egya is also the 260,722nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 958 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 243,998. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 51 percent are found, Kano, where 42 percent are found and Plateau, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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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