Cognomen Egede (Egede 
, אגדה 
, أجد) , in the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Egede is characteristic of Greenland, where it is a widespread surname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is quite a common surname, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, New Zealand, and Greenland. Also, Egede is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Egede | Greenland, Nigeria, New Zealand, United States, Denmark |
| אגדה | Israel |
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hans egede Missionary to Greenland, Lutheran pastor (1686-1758), GL (b. 1686) |
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| rutger van haersolte tot egede (1648-1713) (b. 1648) |
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paul egede Dano-Norwegian theologian, NO (b. 1708) |
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| niels egede NO (b. 1710) |
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christian thestrup egede DK (b. 1761) |
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| abel egede Danish politician (1880-1945), GL (b. 1880) |
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| gerhard egede GL (b. 1892) |
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| niels egede GL (b. 1900) |
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| jakob ii egede GL (b. 1901) |
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| egede motzfeldt GL (b. 1907) |
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| peter egede GL (b. 1908) |
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| carl egede Greenland politician, GL (b. 1924) |
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| erik egede GL (b. 1923) |
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múte b. egede Prime Minister of Greenland, GL (b. 1987) |
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| ingmar egede GL (b. 1930) |
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