Edafa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Edafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Edafa (27) may also be a first name.
Edafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edafa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Edafa are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 27 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 33 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Rivers, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedafa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Edafea | 91 | 2 | / |
| Eddafa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yedafat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edafe | 80 | 8,112 | / |
| Edefa | 80 | 217 | / |
| Adafa | 80 | 64 | / |
| Idafa | 80 | 33 | / |
| Edafi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Odafa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Edofa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hedefa | 73 | 241 | / |
| Eddafi | 73 | 205 | / |
| Hadafa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Edefah | 73 | 20 | / |
| Idaffa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Edafeh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Edeafe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Edaffe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Edafie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Odafea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hidafa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Isdafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edeifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edaife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gedafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adhafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odhafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edaifi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idhafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idafat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hedafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddaifi | 67 | 293 | / |
| Hodaifa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eddafee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eddayfe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eddefaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hedaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddayfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edaferh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Edafa
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