Edefi Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Edefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedefi912/
Gedefi911/
Edewfei83525/
Eddeifi831/
Adefi80265/
Edefa80217/
Edefe80140/
Edafi8019/
Edefy8010/
Odefi804/
Edifi801/
Idefi801/
Hedefa73241/
Eddafi73205/
Adefie7377/
Edaefe7340/
Hadefi7315/
Edeafe7312/
Hodefi7310/
Odeifi7310/
Adiefi738/
Edafie736/
Gedefe734/
Adeffi732/
Hedifi732/
Hedyfi731/
Edeifa731/
Edefer731/
Jedefe731/
Edaifi731/
Adefai731/
Ehdefe731/
Ediefa731/
Eddaifi67293/
Eddefaa672/
Hedaifi671/
Hodeffi671/
Eddifai671/
Adieffi671/
Hideffi671/
Adeifei671/

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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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  • 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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