Edekene Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Edekene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Edekene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edekene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edekene occurs most in Niger. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edekene? popularity and diffusion
Edekene is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Edekene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edekene are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most common in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Niger Edekene exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edekeny | 86 | 10 | / |
| Edakene | 86 | 6 | / |
| Odekene | 86 | 4 | / |
| Adekene | 86 | 1 | / |
| Edekhen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eddeikhene | 82 | 1 | / |
| Edhekane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Edikenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hadekene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edikiene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adeikiene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eddeikhen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haidekene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Edekani | 71 | 13 | / |
| Idekeny | 71 | 10 | / |
| Odekeny | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adekane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Adekone | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adakene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Odekane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Idekane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odekine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adekine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adekeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edakane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edikena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adikene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adokiene | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hadikene | 67 | 6 | / |
| Isdikene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odokoene | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Edekene
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