Ede Surname

6,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ede Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ede'; v. Eddie for fuller statement and many instances.

Symon fil. Ede, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1565-6. Audrian Awdrvan and Christiane Ede: Marriage Lic.

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Ede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria73,6001:2,407313
Turkey2,9771:26,1412,971
England2,5961:21,4633,019
India1,2901:594,62428,771
Australia1,1381:23,7223,248
United States1,0561:343,23830,872
Togo9451:7,6701,744
Indonesia5241:252,38423,006
Ivory Coast4141:55,7283,344
Canada3951:93,28010,196
New Zealand3471:13,0502,272
Benin3081:33,5574,379
France2541:261,50740,317
Germany1511:533,14944,599
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Mauritania531:77,2625,142
Sweden441:223,79015,522
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Finland391:140,94113,163
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Niger271:710,81516,981
Wales271:114,6128,773
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6231:15,0192,228
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

The alternate forms: Edé (6), Edê (1) & Édé (2) are calculated separately.

Ede (18,341) may also be a first name.

Ede Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ede'; v. Eddie for fuller statement and many instances.

Symon fil. Ede, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1565-6. Audrian Awdrvan and Christiane Ede: Marriage Lic. (London).

1603. Thomas Edes and Margery Bishop: ibid.

1803. Married — William Ede and Elizabeth Holdaway: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ede' or 'Edde,' pet form Eddy or Eady. Although this feminine font-name is now obsolete, it has made a most remarkable impression on our English directories. It lingered into the 17th century as a personal name. Every imaginable variant of the surname is found. No doubt the name was occasionally a nick, of Edward or Edmund, but the above derivation must be looked upon as absolutely decisive in the case of the great majority.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Ead(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the same as Eady. A Joh'es fil'Ede occurs in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Eade is an ancient Suffolk name. In the form of Ede it occurred in this county, as well as in Norfolk, in the reign of Edward I., and in this form it was, at the same time, numerous in the neighbouring county of Hunts (H. R.) Under "Sussex" reference will be found to this name in that county. Eades is a name now found in Bedfordshire, whilst Ede is found in Cornwall.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The ancient name of Eade has long been in the county. In 1203 John Eade bought half a messuage for twenty shillings in the parish of Steyning (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ede Last Name Facts

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

Ede (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩ, Hindi: ेडे, Marathi: इेडे, Oriya: ଏେଡ, Russian: Еде) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Edé, Edê or Édé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ede? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ede is the 6,496th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 83,796 people. The surname Ede occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Ede are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ede is also the 40,276th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 18,341 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 73,600 people, or 1 in 2,407. In Nigeria Ede is most common in: Enugu, where 24 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 20 percent reside and Anambra, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 84 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 3 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Ede Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ede has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 718 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ede surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ede surname are 10.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ede earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.75% less than the national average, earning R 143,172 per year; in United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $47,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edé896/
Edê891/
Edet86181,957/
Edeh86116,369/
Eder8656,744/
Edge8633,088/
Eide8619,523/
Yede8612,110/
Eade868,739/
Gede868,017/
Edea866,519/
Hede864,522/
Edie864,381/
Edey862,821/
Esde862,668/
Edes862,257/
Eude861,847/
Edje861,807/
Edde861,766/
Eede861,409/
Edep861,398/
Jede861,393/
Edeu86624/
Edeş86569/
Eyde86532/
Aede86347/
Edee86193/
Edhe86169/
Iede86157/
Ehde86131/
Eded86129/
Edei86109/
Oede8648/
Eïde8631/
Ejde8618/
Edez866/
Edej865/
Etde862/
Édé782/
Heide7515,700/
Eades7511,294/
Eddie759,221/
Jedhe757,323/
Eadie756,737/
Yedge754,842/
Heyde754,559/
Gedey752,538/
Heude751,843/
Gedge751,749/
Heder751,678/
Gedde75826/
Heede75763/
Hedde75659/
Geide75551/
Eader75539/
Eideh75444/
Eider75410/
Heded75409/
Jhede75393/
Eidet75343/
Gedei75316/
Eddey75297/
Heade75296/
Jeude75292/
Yedde75283/
Ijede75279/
Jeide75259/
Eddez75240/
Gedhe75210/
Jeder75204/
Edeer75195/
Eudey75194/
Edder75183/
Hedes75177/
Hedje75176/
Yedes75167/
Hejde75163/
Yedhe75150/
Yeder75125/
Jedje75111/
Geyde75110/
Edeet75108/
Edhie75106/
Gedee75104/
Esder7596/
Jedde7584/
Hedea7582/
Ejdey7577/
Eddeh7576/
Jedee7573/
Eidie7566/
Hedeh7566/
Eidje7562/
Eyder7560/
Hiede7559/
Eedee7558/
Getde7555/
Eedes7554/
Eddes7552/
Jedge7552/
Hoede7549/
Ehede7547/
Hedej7539/
Jedeh7538/
Hedez7538/
Hedeş7538/
Haede7534/
Eidde7533/
Yedey7533/
Jiede7532/
Edeih7531/
Eadge7531/
Geede7529/
Jedie7527/
Yedje7526/
Ediea7525/
Hedey7524/
Edees7524/
Edieh7524/
Gejde7523/
Ederr7522/
Eddet7521/
Eidge7519/
Edije7519/
Eedhe7518/
Edihe7517/
Hedet7517/
Yedei7517/
Eïdje7517/
Edeis7515/
Hehde7514/
Eides7513/
Jehde7513/
Eydet7513/
Eedet7513/
Jeede7512/
Eadez7512/
Edesh7512/
Hedie7511/
Eedea7511/
Yedie7511/
Ieder7511/
Iedeh7510/
Gedea7510/
Eydde759/
Ehide759/
Eydie759/
Jedey759/
Yedea759/
Edeeh759/
Eedeh759/
Aedde758/
Eedey758/
Ejdea757/
E'Die757/
Eedde757/
Jedea757/
Edeit757/
Edhes757/
Hedei757/
Eadey756/
Eydes756/
Jeade756/
Eddei756/
Gedej756/
Edets756/
Edess755/
Edett755/
Yedet755/
Edheh755/
Esdes755/
Aaede754/
Eidea754/
Eedie753/
Eddge753/
Edeid753/
Hedee753/
Eidee753/
Edech753/
Eijde753/
Eddea753/
Yoede753/
Yiede753/
Etder753/
Edeij752/
Eydeh752/
Eydje752/
Edher752/
Eadde752/
Eadea752/
Aedhe752/
Hyede752/
Hedhe752/
Jedei752/
Jedeu752/
Eadet752/
Edeas752/
Ededd752/
Yedee752/
Jedes752/
Ededt752/
Edehh752/
Egyde752/
Yedez752/
Yesde752/
Eudeu752/
Edeïh752/
Heïde752/
Hedep752/
Aedie752/
Eeded752/
Edgey751/
Oedde751/
Hedeu751/
Jeyde751/
Iedhe751/
Easde751/
E'Dey751/
Eadhe751/
Eadje751/
Eaide751/
Edead751/
Edeyd751/
Eidej751/
Ejdei751/
Eedei751/
Eeder751/
Eedge751/
Yedeh751/
Jedez751/
Eddee751/
Aedeh751/
Etdet751/
Oedeh751/
Edeat751/
Yedeu751/
Eudeh751/
Edejh751/
Edest751/
Iedet751/
Hedeș751/
Ședer751/
Yejde751/
Aedee751/
E'Ede751/
Eadee751/
Edded751/
Ihede751/
Edeyh751/
Ededh751/
Edeed751/
Eidei751/
Edeee751/
Edeip751/
Ediey751/
Eudee751/
Eudei751/
Jeded751/
Eydee750/
Eudie750/
Eisde750/
Oedee750/
Ade67159,870/
Ide67155,606/
Edi6755,690/
Ode6748,208/
Eda6732,530/
Heider6719,422/
Edy6710,411/
Heyder674,272/
Yde672,278/
Header671,339/
Aiyede67636/
Yedess67603/
Heidet67546/
Heddes67362/
Hedder67329/
Hedhed67305/
Heeder67290/
Yedder67211/
Headey67168/
Eidher67168/
Geedey67152/
Hieder67133/
Hedesh67100/
Hedihe6786/
Eaddie6780/
Ehiede6771/
Heijde6760/
Heydet6758/
Eaidie6757/
Heedes6755/
Hyeder6752/
Headge6742/
Hedeid6741/
Edj6736/
Yeddes6734/
Eddeih6734/
Jeddie6731/
Ajiede6724/
Hedeha6722/
Hedesz6721/
Jeider6719/
Hedeås6719/
Eidesh6718/
Jediea6718/
Yeddeh6716/
Heudeu6716/
Yedech6715/
Geedee6715/
Ehydes6715/
Ojiede6714/
Heades6713/
Heddie6713/
Ejiede6712/
Ayiede6712/
Jde6711/
Oyiede6711/
Hedeah6710/
Hedeer6710/
Edeich679/
Ejdeid679/
Jeeded679/
Heudie678/
Heidee677/
Jeddey676/
Getdee676/
Geddey675/
Geedde675/
Heddey675/
Haedde675/
Edeije674/
Geydhe674/
Heydee674/
Jedder674/
Edieha674/
Eduije674/
Hejder674/
Hejdeu674/
Ehides674/
Ijiede674/
Esdeea674/
Geddhe673/
Jeader673/
Aedhee673/
Hedded673/
Gehdeh673/
Aijede673/
Ejderå673/
Eideas673/
Hedhej673/
Headde672/
Heidie672/
Eaddey672/
Hedieh672/
Heides672/
Jeddeh672/
Haedey672/
Jeedee672/
Eddezz672/
Hedech672/
Geedea672/
Gedeeh672/
Ehiode672/
Jesder672/
Ehedei672/
Eddieh672/
Jeudie672/
Jedeed672/
Heideh671/
Jeddes671/
Jedeer671/
Jeedei671/
Jeeder671/
Jehdhe671/
Jeidde671/
Hedher671/
Hedhes671/
Heidde671/
Headee671/
Jiedde671/
Jeydhe671/
Jhedhe671/
Ijeide671/
Easdes671/
Eadder671/
Eadees671/
Eadett671/
Eddeis671/
Edderh671/
Eddets671/
Edeiss671/
Edhess671/
Ehyder671/
Eidder671/
Eideit671/
Ejdeyd671/
Eedher671/
Eyhdes671/
Geddea671/
Geedhe671/
Gehede671/
Yieder671/
Yehdeh671/
Yehdie671/
Eadess671/
Hesder671/
Yedeeh671/
Yiedee671/
Yeddeu671/
Eyiede671/
Eidije671/
Høgede671/
Iheder671/
Ihedet671/
Heydea671/
Heäder671/
Jedeis671/
Jehder671/
Jeyder671/
Hedehe671/
Hedess671/
Hedgeh671/
Hedjje671/
Heddee671/
Hejdes671/
Ohiede671/
Yedieh671/
Gedeah671/
Geedei671/
Geidej671/
Geoide671/
Ejdder671/
Ehdeas671/
Eheder671/
Eshdeh671/
Eshdey671/
Esderr671/
Edddie671/
Eddeïh671/
Yedeas671/
Heedhe671/
Iedder671/
Hedeat671/
Jedieh671/
Jeydee671/
Ehidey671/
Edetth671/
Eedeth671/
Eiddie671/
Yheude671/
Yesdes671/
Eaddee671/
Estdez671/
Esdher671/
Geddee671/
Jeddee671/
Jeadee671/
Jeidee671/
Jehdeh671/
Hedeep671/
Ieddee671/
Heudee670/
Hedees670/
Heidey670/
Eeddie670/
Headie670/
Ededth670/
Geihde670/
Esdett670/
Headeu670/

Ede Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ede in the Oriya language
ଏେଡeeda-
Ede in the Hindi language
ेडेede55.56
एडेede33.33
एदेede11.11
Ede in the Marathi language
इेडेiede50
ेडेede50
Ede in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩad27.78
ﺍﺩﻩadh22.22
ﺃﺩad20.37
ﺃﺩﻩadh12.96
ﺍﻟﺪald5.56
ﺃﺟﻪajh1.85
ﺩﺩﻩddh1.85
ﺍﺟﻪajh1.85
ﺁﺩﻩadh1.85
ﺍﻟﺪﻩaldh1.85
ﺃﻳﺪayd1.85
Ede in the Russian language
Едеede-

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