Edeghe Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Edeghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edeghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2011:881,30738,450
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
England11:55,718,059489,080

Edeghe (19) may also be a first name.

Edeghe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Edeghe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Edeghe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺩﻕ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edeghe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Edeghe is the 1,168,344th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edeghe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name at a global level, held by 19 people.

The last name Edeghe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria Edeghe is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 26 percent reside, Edo, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 22 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edeaghe92259/
Edeighe928/
Edegehe922/
Iedeghe921/
Edege9199/
Ideghe8392/
Gedege8363/
Edegha8342/
Edighe8324/
Edgege8317/
Hedege839/
Edeget834/
Eidege831/
Edeage831/
Edeger831/
Edheinghe801/
Edegger77171/
Edeghai7732/
Edeagha779/
Ideaghe772/
Edegghi772/
Edgeyge772/
Ideighe771/
Eideger771/
Esdighe771/
Hedeges771/
Heddege770/
Idege73533/
Edega73317/
Edegi7343/
Hedeager71221/
Eddeghai71205/
Hedegger71109/
Heideger7172/
Ideinghe7121/
Heidegger671,344/
Idiege671,334/
Heydegger6774/
Edeaga6767/
Edigha6746/
Heideiger6745/
Eedega6723/
Idighe6711/
Eedegi6710/
Eadega678/
Edighi676/
Ideges675/
Ideghi674/
Yidege674/
Eidega673/
Edigee673/
Ideger673/
Aidege672/
Edigeh672/
Jidege671/
Edeega671/
Idegha671/
Hedega671/
Edeegi671/
Ediega671/
Edegay671/
Edegui671/

Edeghe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edeghe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺩﻕadq50
ﺍﺩﻕadq50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edeghe
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