Eigh Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Eigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Eigh (14) may also be a first name.

Eigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eigh occurs most in Taiwan. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Eigh are found; 43 percent are found in East Asia and 43 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

Eigh is most common in Taiwan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan Eigh is mostly found in: Miaoli County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan Eigh occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 29 percent reside and Thailand, where 14 percent reside.

Eigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eigh last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heigh89570/
Eiigh891/
Eig86232/
Egh8619/
Igh8616/
Ejiogh802/
Heigth801/
Ehiogh801/
Heuigh801/
High7526,548/
Yegh75440/
Hegh75398/
Heig75151/
Aegh7574/
Gigh7544/
Eagh7519/
Eikh7516/
Aigh7510/
Jigh758/
Eigg757/
Ejig754/
Eugh752/
Eiag752/
Eegh752/
Eigt752/
Iogh752/
Isgh751/
Euig751/
Uegh751/
Ikgh751/
Gegh751/
Eijg751/
Ihgh751/
Igxh751/
Igth751/
Igph751/
Eqgh751/
Eygh751/
Egth751/
Egsh751/
Eixh751/
Eiug751/
Eihg751/
Eigp751/
Egkh751/
Egch751/
Yigh750/
Haigh6721,731/
Eg676,246/
Heugh671,380/
Høegh67847/
Ayegh67592/
Eshgh67590/
Ig67332/
Heikh6780/
Huigh6758/
Uyegh6722/
Heagh6713/
Aiigh6711/
Heegh6711/
Hiegh679/
Ajigh677/
Iyogh677/
Eikhe676/
Eigås676/
Heihg676/
Heiug675/
Eiggs674/
Ajegh674/
Ijegh674/
Geegh673/
Ejiog672/
Heigz672/
Heigs672/
Oyegh672/
Ehiag672/
Hyegh672/
Egieg671/
Aigxh671/
Eihiq671/
Ayigh671/
Higth671/
Gaegh671/
Awegh671/
Geieg671/
Hejgh671/
Ishgh671/
Heisg671/
Iyagh671/
Jijgh671/
Ejogh671/
Geagh670/
Hoigh670/
Eggph670/
Heigk670/
Heigt670/

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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 Eigh
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