Edefi Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Edefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Edefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edefi occurs most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Edefi.
How Common Is The Last Name Edefi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Edefi is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Edefi is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Edefi reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Edefi is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Edefi is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent live and Southwest Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedefi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gedefi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edewfei | 83 | 525 | / |
| Eddeifi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adefi | 80 | 265 | / |
| Edefa | 80 | 217 | / |
| Edefe | 80 | 140 | / |
| Edafi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Edefy | 80 | 10 | / |
| Odefi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Edifi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Idefi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hedefa | 73 | 241 | / |
| Eddafi | 73 | 205 | / |
| Adefie | 73 | 77 | / |
| Edaefe | 73 | 40 | / |
| Hadefi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Edeafe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hodefi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Odeifi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Adiefi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Edafie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gedefe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Adeffi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hedifi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hedyfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edeifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edefer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jedefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edaifi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adefai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehdefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ediefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddaifi | 67 | 293 | / |
| Eddefaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hedaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hodeffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddifai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adieffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hideffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeifei | 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
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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 Edefi
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