Edega Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Edega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 197 | 1:198,169 | 15,952 |
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
The alternate forms: Edéga (1) are calculated separately.
Edega (98) may also be a first name.
Edega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edega occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Edéga. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Edega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Edega is the 858,879th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Edega live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Edega is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 98 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 198,169. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Maracha District, where 38 percent live, Koboko District, where 20 percent live and Arua District, where 15 percent live. Apart from Uganda Edega occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
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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 Edega
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