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

The last name Edams (Hindi: एडम्स, Russian: Эдамс) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Edams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edams? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Edams occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Edams live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edams is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 33 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists 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 share of the population with the 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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  • 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 Edams
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