Edessa Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Edessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Edessa (6,883) may also be a first name.
Edessa Demographics
Average Edessa Salary in
United States
$37,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Edessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edessa (Arabic: اديسا, Georgian: ედესსა) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Edessa.
How Common Is The Last Name Edessa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Edessa is the 2,020,555th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Edessa reside; 30 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 78,458th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 6,883 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Not including Ethiopia it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent reside and Benin, where 10 percent reside.
Edessa Last Name Statistics demography
Edessa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edessa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edessa in the Georgian language | ||
| ედესსა | edessa | - |
| Edessa in the Arabic language | ||
| اديسا | adysa | - |
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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 Edessa
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