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 is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edek? popularity and diffusion
Edek is the 1,082,743rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Edek live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Edek is also the 180,763rd most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,790 people.
Edek is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 591,504. In Uganda Edek is most common in: Kole District, where 32 percent live, Lira District, where 30 percent live and Apac District, where 26 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Turkey, where 21 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 Edek
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