Edegan Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Edegan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 111 | 1:1,595,881 | 59,722 |
| Benin | 56 | 1:184,564 | 17,920 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Edegan (12) may also be a first name.
Edegan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edegan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edegan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edegan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. Edegan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Edegan live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edegan is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name on earth It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria Edegan is most numerous in: Edo, where 48 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Ondo, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedegan | 92 | 93 | / |
| Edeghane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adegan | 83 | 440 | / |
| Edegam | 83 | 28 | / |
| Edigan | 83 | 25 | / |
| Edagan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Odegan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Eideagain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hedegaand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hedigan | 77 | 170 | / |
| Odeegan | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ideghan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hadegan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hedessgane | 75 | 1 | / |
| O'Deegan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hedegond | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adehghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Headigan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Heddigan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Adagan | 67 | 223 | / |
| Odogan | 67 | 194 | / |
| Adigan | 67 | 173 | / |
| Idagan | 67 | 114 | / |
| Adogan | 67 | 87 | / |
| Edigam | 67 | 20 | / |
| Idogan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Adegon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hedeggond | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odagan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odigan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odegon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idigan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edigon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddygaane | 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 Edegan
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