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

Edekan has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edekan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is primarily found 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 used given name internationally It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany Edekan is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in Turkey, where 50 percent reside.

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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