Éger Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Éger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Éger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2501:39,2654,229
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Eger (15,753) & Eğer (951) are calculated separately.

Éger Last Name Facts

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

Éger is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Eger or Eğer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Éger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,006,539th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Éger reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Éger is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 39,265. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Pest County, where 25 percent live, Budapest, where 16 percent live and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 15 percent live. Barring Hungary it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eger9215,753/
Héger89272/
Égert891/
Ger868,043/
Eğer83951/
Égerth808/
Hégert801/
Ager7513,758/
Oger7511,664/
Gear757,610/
Äger757,323/
Gaer751,196/
Jger751,170/
Gerr751,010/
Iger75818/
Gerő75555/
Geir75451/
Goer75377/
Yger75330/
Gerh75213/
Geyr75156/
Öger75116/
Éher7547/
Æger7515/
Gerø7510/
Øger757/
Égea753/
Hger752/
Ézer752/
Égée752/
Gejr751/
Hége751/
Éser751/
Gerå751/
Er67118,497/
Hager6765,594/
Gezer6753,422/
Egger6743,034/
Geyer6742,938/
Geier6726,823/
Heger6716,805/
Enger678,445/
Giger678,289/
Gayer676,250/
Gauer676,121/
Goyer675,011/
Eager674,951/
Ogier674,508/
Egert674,167/
Häger673,533/
Gojer673,495/
Höger673,455/
Gaier672,377/
Jæger671,900/
Inger671,865/
Hoger671,627/
Igere671,567/
Agger671,556/
Edger671,524/
Gajer671,465/
Agier671,303/
Egere671,210/
Iguer671,061/
Gujer67882/
Geger67687/
Eiger67675/
Igier67580/
Gejer67518/
Égető67474/
Önger67355/
Gizer67316/
Eyger67310/
Ogger67293/
Higer67269/
Ieger67229/
Ogeer67224/
Háger67171/
Gejir67164/
Ageer67157/
Igert67154/
Geear67152/
Egier67119/
Euger6792/
Ägert6790/
Goehr6788/
Ayger6788/
Giehr6784/
Gehér6775/
Aiger6774/
Giyer6766/
Gezir6763/
Hégerová6763/
Etger6759/
Jiger6758/
Isger6756/
Geair6753/
Gouer6742/
Yoger6742/
Egher6739/
Igger6739/
Goier6736/
Ögger6734/
Aeger6733/
Hézer6733/
Gejor6731/
Geyir6729/
Héher6729/
Geahr6728/
Ajger6728/
Eguer6727/
Esger6727/
Igerz6722/
Hőger6722/
Hæger6721/
Ugger6714/
Aager6714/
Izger6713/
Hégér6713/
Gejar6710/
O'Ger6710/
Akger678/
Gaehr678/
Ynger677/
Høger675/
Geeir674/
Geyor673/
Igher673/
Igerr673/
Yiger673/
Eeger673/
Egerø673/
Egerd673/
Geyar672/
Giher672/
Agerr672/
Ugier672/
Ygert672/
Gegir672/
Oiger672/
Ioger671/
Ahger671/
Uyger671/
Goerr671/
Hyger671/
Gijer671/
Geoir671/
Înger671/
Gaaer671/
Agehr671/
Égues671/
Ögeer671/
Héert671/
Hégir671/
Øager671/
Yguer671/
Ehger671/
Agerh671/
Egesr671/
Egerr671/
Gehyr671/
Hgaer671/
Oyger670/
Geiar670/
Gearh670/
Ezger670/
Geirr670/
Geeer670/
Jgere670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Éger
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