Edek Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Edek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 66 | 1:591,504 | 31,661 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Turkey | 47 | 1:1,655,775 | 62,151 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Edek (1,790) may also be a first name.
Edek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edek occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Edek reside; 31 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 30 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 180,763rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 1,790 people.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 591,504. In Uganda Edek is most prevalent in: Kole District, where 32 percent reside, Lira District, where 30 percent reside and Apac District, where 26 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Edek is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Turkey, where 21 percent reside.
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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 Edek
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