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 occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edegan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Edegan are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edegan is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 48 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Ondo, where 15 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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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