Edak Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Edak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 254 | 1:697,412 | 32,206 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Edak (932) may also be a first name.
Edak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edak (Marathi: एडक, Oriya: ଏଡାକ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Edak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 891,661st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Edak are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 264,900th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 932 people.
The surname Edak is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 697,412. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 71 percent live, Cross River, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 6 percent live and Afghanistan, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଡାକ | edaka | - |
| Edak in the Marathi language | ||
| एडक | edaka | - |
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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 Edak
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