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
Edessa (Arabic: اديسا, Georgian: ედესსა) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Edessa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,020,555th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Edessa are found; 30 percent are found in East Africa and 29 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 78,458th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 6,883 people.
Edessa is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and Benin, where 10 percent live.
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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