Edefe Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Edefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 139 | 1:1,274,408 | 50,756 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Edefe (38) may also be a first name.
Edefe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edefe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edefe is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edefe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,497,948th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Edefe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 38 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 1,274,408. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 65 percent reside, Edo, where 16 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Edefe exists in one country. It is also common in South Korea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edaefe | 91 | 40 | / |
| Edeafe | 91 | 12 | / |
| Gedefe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Edefer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jedefe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ehdefe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edef | 89 | 15 | / |
| Edewfei | 83 | 525 | / |
| Edafe | 80 | 8,112 | / |
| Hedef | 80 | 515 | / |
| Edefa | 80 | 217 | / |
| Adefe | 80 | 114 | / |
| Edeev | 80 | 79 | / |
| Gedef | 80 | 49 | / |
| Eddef | 80 | 43 | / |
| Odefe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Edefi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Edeeb | 80 | 11 | / |
| Edefy | 80 | 10 | / |
| Edofe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Edief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Idefe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edetf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adeife | 73 | 574 | / |
| Hedefa | 73 | 241 | / |
| Odefey | 73 | 217 | / |
| Adefie | 73 | 77 | / |
| Adiefe | 73 | 65 | / |
| Odiefe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Edgeev | 73 | 25 | / |
| Edafeh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Hodefe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Edaffe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gedeev | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hedgef | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gedife | 73 | 4 | / |
| Odaefe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adaefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edafea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Geddef | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hedefi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eddeeb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gedefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eideeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hedeeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hedafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odeefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Headef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edeasf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edaife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adeffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odefeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ediefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hedofe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heidef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edeifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heideffer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hesdeffer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Edev | 67 | 48 | / |
| Edeb | 67 | 18 | / |
| Edew | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eddafee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aydefer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Adiefeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eddayfe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Edif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Idef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eddefaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddeifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeifei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geedeew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heideft | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Edefe
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