Edelgard Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Edelgard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edelgard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Edelgard (29,596) may also be a first name.

Edelgard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edelgard occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Edelgard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edelgard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Edelgard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Edelgard reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Edelgard is also the 28,179th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 29,596 people.

The surname Edelgard is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Edelgard is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 60 percent are found, Bavaria, where 10 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany Edelgard is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edelgaard9444/
Edelgardt941/
Edelard931/
Edelgart8814/
Odelgard885/
Edelhard882/
Adelgaard8296/
Edelhardt821/
Edelgarth821/
Edelhart7528/
Odilgard751/
Idelgarh751/
Edilarte631/
Hidlegard591/

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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 Edelgard
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