Dawson-Edwards Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Dawson-Edwards Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Dawson & Edwards.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dawson-Edwards Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England11:55,718,059489,080

Dawson-Edwards Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dawson-Edwards Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dawson-Edwards occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dawson-Edwards click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawson-Edwards? popularity and diffusion

Dawson-Edwards is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Dawson-Edwards live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,349,599. In Canada Dawson-Edwards is mostly concentrated in: Alberta, where 100 percent live. Besides Canada Dawson-Edwards occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tyson-Edwards813/
das Andradas621/

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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 Dawson-Edwards
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