Edams Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Edams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Edams (19) may also be a first name.

Edams Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Edams Come From? nationality or country of origin

Edams (Hindi: एडम्स, Russian: Эдамс) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edams? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Edams is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Edams reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name in the world, held by 19 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 33 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and India, where 22 percent are found.

Edams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Edams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Edams last name contracted 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Edams Last Name Statistics demography

Edams earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eidams9150/
Edeams9119/
Eadams911/
Oedams910/
Adams80922,318/
Odams80357/
Edems8047/
Edans8038/
Idams8028/
Edoms8013/
Addams73948/
Aadams73507/
Odhams73118/
Eydems7324/
Adamms7319/
Adamss7318/
Eidans7317/
Aidams7317/
Hadams7315/
Eydans738/
Adam's737/
Adaams737/
Adhams735/
Adeams734/
Adaims733/
Eddans732/
Adaems732/
Eidems732/
Edeans731/
Adayms731/
Adamsh731/
Hedans731/
Eadoms731/
Eadans731/
Oddams731/
Eijdems6797/
D'Adams676/
Edheims671/
Hadhams670/
Aaddams670/

Edams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edams in the Hindi language
एडम्सedamsa-
Edams in the Russian language
Эдамсedams-

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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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  • 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 Edams
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