Edefa Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Edefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 215 | 1:823,920 | 36,501 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Edefa (36) may also be a first name.
Edefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edefa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,118,459th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Edefa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edefa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edefa is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 36 people.
The last name Edefa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 823,920. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 54 percent reside, Oyo, where 9 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gedefa | 91 | 5,317 | / |
| Hedefa | 91 | 241 | / |
| Edefah | 91 | 20 | / |
| Edeifa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ediefa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eddefaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Edefe | 80 | 140 | / |
| Odefa | 80 | 92 | / |
| Adefa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Edefo | 80 | 37 | / |
| Edafa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Edefi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Edefy | 80 | 10 | / |
| Edifa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Edyfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Idefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edofa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edeifo | 73 | 259 | / |
| Adeifa | 73 | 129 | / |
| Edefoh | 73 | 19 | / |
| Edeafe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gedefe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Esdyfa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hedafa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hedefi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edafea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adeyfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adehfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adeefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hedefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehdefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adefai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gedifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gedefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edefer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edewfei | 67 | 525 | / |
| Edeifoh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hodeifa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hadeefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hedefou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hodiefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adefahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddifai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddeifi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Edefa
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