Edam Surname
Approximately 7,827 people bear this surname
Edam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 5,600 | 1:6,698 | 972 |
| India | 955 | 1:803,210 | 36,012 |
| Nigeria | 344 | 1:514,950 | 25,488 |
| Uganda | 182 | 1:214,502 | 16,816 |
| Indonesia | 174 | 1:760,053 | 58,179 |
| Netherlands | 156 | 1:108,251 | 17,376 |
| Iran | 85 | 1:903,324 | 43,256 |
| Malaysia | 80 | 1:368,678 | 19,491 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Edam (606) may also be a first name.
Edam Demographics
Average Edam Salary in
United States
$39,009 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Edam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edam (Arabic: إدام, Hindi: एडम, Marathi: ग़ेडाम, Oriya: ଏଦମ) is carried by more people in Sudan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Edam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,965th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 931,078 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Edam reside; 72 percent reside in North Africa and 72 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 339,515th most common first name globally, borne by 606 people.
The last name is most numerous in Sudan, where it is borne by 5,600 people, or 1 in 6,698. Barring Sudan this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Edam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Edam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Edam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Edam surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Edam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning $39,009 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edam in the Marathi language | ||
| ग़ेडाम | gedama | 57.14 |
| एडम | edama | 19.05 |
| अॅडम | aedama | 16.67 |
| गे्ेडाम | geedama | 4.76 |
| ेडाम | edama | 2.38 |
| Edam in the Hindi language | ||
| एडम | edama | 53.33 |
| एदम | edama | 33.33 |
| ेदम | edama | 6.67 |
| एदाम | edama | 6.67 |
| Edam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଦମ | edama | 44.44 |
| ଏଦମ୍ | edam | 33.33 |
| ଏଡମ | edama | 11.11 |
| ଇଦଂ | idam | 11.11 |
| Edam in the Arabic language | ||
| إدام | adam | - |
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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
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- 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 Edam
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