Edan Forename
133,627th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 2,945 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Honduras
Edan Forename Definition:
A Scotch female name, which according to some means ‘fire:’ if so, it must be from the Gael, teine, a fire, flame.
Edan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77% | 637 | 1:569,132 | 14,348 |
| Philippines | 80% | 346 | 1:306,386 | 11,929 |
| India | 74% | 219 | 1:5,547,388 | 204,729 |
| Pakistan | 77% | 212 | 1:916,782 | 16,758 |
| Somalia | - | 199 | 1:67,969 | 3,157 |
| Nigeria | 63% | 184 | 1:965,024 | 24,430 |
| Honduras | 64% | 175 | 1:50,386 | 2,281 |
| Indonesia | - | 172 | 1:1,499,789 | 83,300 |
| Israel | - | 82 | 1:102,475 | 4,403 |
| Malaysia | 52% | 75 | 1:405,999 | 18,917 |
| Canada | 100% | 71 | 1:466,667 | 12,628 |
| Brazil | 80% | 70 | 1:3,060,516 | 56,278 |
| Venezuela | 69% | 47 | 1:642,593 | 15,894 |
| Australia | - | 45 | 1:303,503 | 6,091 |
| England | 100% | 45 | 1:1,235,620 | 18,913 |
| Iraq | 100% | 34 | 1:1,029,937 | 8,327 |
| Thailand | 100% | 26 | 1:2,694,839 | 66,052 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 20 | 1:1,188,484 | 41,438 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 56% | 20 | 1:68,071 | 5,456 |
| Benin | 62% | 17 | 1:622,108 | 18,975 |
| Nicaragua | 60% | 15 | 1:401,222 | 7,581 |
| Mexico | 80% | 15 | 1:8,276,295 | 27,186 |
| South Africa | 92% | 14 | 1:3,895,189 | 90,619 |
| Ireland | 100% | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Kenya | - | 11 | 1:4,209,737 | 24,377 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| Peru | 88% | 9 | 1:3,532,384 | 29,289 |
| Russia | 100% | 9 | 1:16,025,967 | 51,277 |
| Zambia | - | 7 | 1:2,264,971 | 21,963 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 7 | 1:2,203,402 | 59,073 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| Colombia | 100% | 7 | 1:6,825,561 | 33,843 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 6 | 1:8,798,053 | 38,955 |
| Germany | 59% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Cameroon | 75% | 6 | 1:3,601,750 | 60,590 |
| Ivory Coast | 67% | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Sweden | 75% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Netherlands | 50% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Niger | 50% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
The alternate forms: Èdan (1) & Édan (1) are calculated separately.
Edan (3,468) may also be a surname.
Edan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Scotch female name, which according to some means ‘fire:’ if so, it must be from the Gael, teine, a fire, flame.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
A Celtic name, meaning: Fire.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Edan Forename Popularity
Edan Demographics
Edan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Edan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edan in the Russian language | ||
| Эдан | edan | - |
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