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 most common in Sudan. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 63,965th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 931,078 people. The surname Edam occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Edam are found; 72 percent are found in North Africa and 72 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 339,515th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 606 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is held by 5,600 people, or 1 in 6,698. Aside from Sudan this last name exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Edam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Edam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Edam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Edam last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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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