Edaw Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Niger

Edaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Niger221:872,36419,806
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Edaw (20) may also be a first name.

Edaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻭ) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Edaw is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Edaw live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 4,218,259. In The Philippines Edaw is primarily found in: Davao Region, where 54 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 29 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 44 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edawe8917/
Edhaw8910/
Eidaw891/
Hedaw891/
Edgaw890/
Edeawe80215/
Aedeaw804/
Geedaw801/
Edow751,852/
Adaw75507/
Ydaw75232/
Odaw7554/
Idaw7537/
Edav7515/
Edab752/
Edaf751/
Edabowa731/
Edafe678,112/
Hedav67378/
Edowa67197/
Hedab6761/
Eddow6752/
Adhaw6736/
Idhaw6735/
Edowe6729/
Aidaw6717/
Edova6715/
Aydaw6712/
Edhav6712/
Odhaw6711/
Edaif6711/
Addaw679/
Hedow678/
Adaaw676/
Eadab673/
Esdav673/
Eddab673/
Gedaf672/
Hadaw672/
Idawe672/
Iddaw672/
Eadav671/
Edouw671/
Jdhaw671/
Jdaws671/
Jdahw671/
Aadaw671/
Ahdaw671/
Edaab671/
Eidab671/
Gedav671/
Yodaw671/
Jidaw671/
Eddaf671/

Edaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻭaldaw-

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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 Edaw
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