Eze Surname

770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eze Surname User-submission:

Eze is a name common to the people of Eastern Nigeria. It means 'king'.

Eze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria683,5001:25925
Ghana2,0091:13,4501,752
United States9191:394,40634,603
Togo8401:8,6282,051
England7441:74,8908,505
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
Cameroon2431:85,46910,380
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Spain1401:333,94319,434
Canada951:387,84834,448
Turkey861:904,90042,475
Benin811:127,60013,832
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Latvia521:39,4246,000
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Sweden311:317,63722,171
India291:26,450,530346,896
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
China191:71,964,2933,948
France191:3,495,933219,029
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Wales171:182,03112,022
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Gambia91:213,717372
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Swaziland91:144,244719
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Belize31:118,4913,439
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Eze (62,999) may also be a first name.

Eze Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Eze is a name common to the people of Eastern Nigeria. It means 'king'.

- imopee1

Eze Last Name Facts

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

Eze (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺰﻩ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eze is the 770th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,561 people. The surname Eze occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eze live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eze is also the 15,236th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 62,999 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 683,500 people, or 1 in 259. In Nigeria Eze is most frequent in: Enugu, where 26 percent are found, Anambra, where 22 percent are found and Imo, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 105 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Eze Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Eze last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Eze surname are 2.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eze earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning R 249,276 per year; in United States they earn 13.16% more than the national average, earning $48,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.84% less than the national average, earning $39,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ezeh86121,193/
Ezer8612,937/
Ezea862,707/
Yeze861,406/
Ezie861,369/
Geze861,202/
Edze86431/
Esze86429/
Ezee86377/
Ezze86212/
Jeze86125/
Heze8697/
Erze8696/
Etze8665/
Ezez8637/
Ezeu8629/
Aeze8628/
Ezei8624/
Ejze8623/
Ezet8623/
Ezes8622/
Eeze8622/
Ezhe8615/
Ezce8612/
Oeze8611/
Ezge8611/
Ezed8610/
Ezey8610/
Exze864/
Eize864/
Euze864/
Eaze863/
Ehze863/
Ezse862/
Ieze862/
Ezej862/
Ezje861/
Ezep861/
Eyze861/
Ezihe753,624/
Hezer753,136/
Heuze752,753/
Edzie751,085/
Ezzet751,079/
Gedze75974/
Hetze75664/
Eitze75311/
Yezer75263/
Etzer75255/
Eidze75219/
Edzes75167/
Hezei75164/
Heeze75102/
Erzse7594/
Ezieh7586/
Ezzie7580/
Getze7579/
Geyze7571/
Ezgeç7571/
Herze7556/
Ezher7554/
Hezie7554/
Hoeze7552/
Iheze7550/
Geize7547/
Eczet7543/
Heize7542/
Ezzeh7540/
Gezze7537/
Ezeha7537/
Yezze7536/
Hezze7534/
Ezhie7533/
Hezez7532/
Iezze7531/
Eyzer7530/
Eazer7529/
Edzer7529/
Eizer7527/
Eszey7522/
Jezer7521/
Yezeh7521/
Yezei7521/
Hezet7521/
Geeze7520/
Erzey7520/
Erzei7520/
Heyze7519/
Aezze7519/
Ezehe7519/
Gezey7517/
Ezzes7517/
Ezeez7516/
Ezzer7515/
Gezie7512/
Jezie7512/
Eszei7512/
Ezhey7511/
Ezees7511/
Jerze7510/
Jezhe7510/
Hezes7510/
Hejze7510/
Haeze759/
Ijeze759/
Eősze759/
Hedze759/
Ezzey757/
Jezed756/
Eğeze756/
Eazee755/
Eazes755/
Ezett755/
Ezeij755/
Eizie755/
Ezeas755/
Eőzse755/
Eziet755/
Ezeae754/
Ezead754/
Jezze754/
Eyzeh754/
Ezied754/
Ezier753/
Aezee753/
Ezeht753/
Eizey752/
Aezeh752/
D'Eze752/
Eheze752/
Ezech752/
Yezee752/
Eezeh752/
Ezeea752/
Aezhe752/
Ezeed752/
Ezeih752/
Gecze752/
Jeaze752/
Jezse752/
Euzie752/
Ezhei752/
Exzea751/
Eziez751/
Etzet751/
Euzee751/
Erzie751/
Gezhe751/
Yezed751/
Yezez751/
Yezhe751/
Hezey751/
Hezea751/
Ezeeh751/
Oezie751/
Eizeu751/
Ezzea751/
Jezet751/
Jeuze751/
Gejze751/
Gezei751/
Eized751/
Ezeuh751/
Eziea751/
Ezzed751/
Erzej751/
Aezei751/
Eazie751/
Edzee751/
Edzei751/
Edzhe751/
Eizeh751/
Ezeis751/
Iieze751/
Erzeh751/
Ezesh751/
Ezeph751/
Ezedh751/
Yezea751/
Oeyze751/
Eazxe751/
Eizze751/
Ezgea751/
Ezhep751/
Eyzey751/
Ezeer751/
Erzeï751/
Iezer750/
Eazze750/
Ezger750/
Euzey750/
Gezee750/
Ege6725,237/
Ece6716,184/
Eje6715,484/
Ese6710,257/
Oze676,428/
Ize674,499/
Aze673,854/
Ezi673,752/
Hetzer673,449/
Eza673,366/
Heizer671,970/
Ijezie671,796/
Ihezie671,716/
Heizei67901/
Jeazet67486/
Hoezee67394/
Ezh67303/
Heuzey67271/
Exe67245/
Ojieze67226/
Yze67112/
Heerze6797/
Heyzer6793/
Heczei6785/
Heitze6775/
Jezeph6770/
Ezy6764/
Ijezei6749/
Ihieze6743/
Öze6733/
Geőcze6731/
Ezj6730/
Eitzer6729/
Getzey6728/
Gezzie6728/
Hedzer6722/
Ezeowa6721/
Jezeer6718/
Ejieze6717/
Herzie6716/
Giezey6715/
Gehzee6715/
Yezzie6714/
Jezier6710/
Ohieze6710/
Iheeze6710/
Yezeed6710/
Jze679/
Giezee679/
Ehezie679/
Haezhe679/
Heczey678/
Ijeize678/
Jeahze677/
Hezher677/
Jeetze676/
Hedzei676/
Hezzey675/
Geezea675/
Iheize675/
Ihezei675/
Hiezer674/
Ahieze674/
Iheuze674/
Hezser674/
Edziej674/
Edzies674/
Hezhei674/
Eazeet674/
Edzher673/
Herzey673/
Echzie673/
Ihezea673/
Ezzedd673/
Gezhey673/
Hedzet673/
Ezd673/
Jerzey672/
Heytze672/
Geezee672/
Yezeer672/
Ehizie672/
Ezeahe672/
Hiezie672/
Ezzher672/
Ehoize672/
Hezzie671/
Hedtze671/
Hearze671/
Hoezze671/
Hezhez671/
Earzee671/
Easzey671/
Eytzer671/
Ezzett671/
Aezeah671/
Geezey671/
Gezeah671/
Geaize671/
Jezzey671/
Geezie671/
Jeezeh671/
Eizzie671/
Eheize671/
Ijeeze671/
Eziesh671/
Hieize671/
Heszes671/
Hezerh671/
Jeazei671/
Jheuze671/
Hejzer671/
Geytze671/
Gezehy671/
Ezgech671/
Ezhesh671/
Ezhest671/
Eće671/
Ezaaye671/
Eszieh671/
Edzeah671/
Ezieha671/
Eziehr671/
Ezeith671/
Oyieze671/
Edziet671/
Gedzie671/
Jeizes671/
Hezzeh671/
Heezer671/
Jerzie670/
Hetzie670/
Yeyzer670/
Yiezer670/
Heisze670/
Yezzer670/
Heetze670/
Heizey670/
Heutze670/

Eze Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eze in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺰﻩzh65.63
ﻋﺰz15.63
ﻋﺰﺓzt14.06
ﺍﻟﻌﺰﻩalzh3.13
ﺍﻟﻌﺰﺓalzt1.56

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