Edekan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Turkey

Edekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182

Edekan (16) may also be a first name.

Edekan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edekan has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edekan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Edekan live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Turkey, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gedekan9259/
Edhekane862/
Jedeekan861/
Adekan83297/
Edikan83178/
Odekan8318/
Edecan837/
Edakan836/
Adekaan77113/
Hedekon7787/
Yedekon7736/
Edizkan7721/
Adeikan773/
Adeakan772/
Adoekan772/
Odekhan772/
Edakaan771/
Eidakan771/
Idekane771/
Eddikan771/
Edekong771/
Adeekan771/
Jedikan771/
Gedikan771/
Geidikan715/
Adeekann713/
Odekhain713/
Yedikain711/
Iedekham711/
Hedakhan711/
Oedekoon710/
Haddekan710/
Adakan67580/
Adikan67167/
Odakan6769/
Odikan6728/
Adecan6713/
Odekon676/
Idokan676/
Idikan675/
Idecan673/
Edokon672/
Jedeekham672/
Adokan672/
Odecan672/
Adekon672/
Edikon671/
Odokan671/
Idakan671/
Eddaikhan671/
Edocan671/
Edican670/

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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
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  • 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 Edekan
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