Egyir Surname

68,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Egyir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egyir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7,2041:3,751546
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Egyir (620) may also be a first name.

Egyir Last Name Facts

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

Egyir occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egyir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,273rd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,001,449 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Egyir are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 334,926th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 620 people.

The last name Egyir is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 7,204 people, or 1 in 3,751. Besides Ghana Egyir exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Egyir Last Name Statistics demography

Egyir earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esghyir831/
Eydir80103/
Edgir802/
Esghyire771/
Yegyer7322/
Geydir7310/
Eghier732/
Gaydir731/
Egiyor731/
Iegyer731/
Heydir731/
Eidgir731/
Esghayier711/
Edir67149/
Eiguier6719/
Ydir675/
Eggyert674/
Eoigyer674/
Heguier673/
Yengyer673/
Edyr672/
Esghyer672/
Esghier671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Egyir
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