Edayi Surname
Approximately 488 people bear this surname
Edayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 459 | 1:385,932 | 20,396 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Edayi (37) may also be a first name.
Edayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edayi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻪ, Oriya: ଏଡାୟୀ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Edayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 627,290th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Edayi are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 37 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 459 people, or 1 in 385,932. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 82 percent reside, Delta, where 9 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edayi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻪ | aldyh | - |
| Edayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଡାୟୀ | edayi | - |
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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 Edayi
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