Edessy Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Edessy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Edessy (51) may also be a first name.
Edessy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edessy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edessy is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edessy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Edessy is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edessy live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Edessy is most numerous in: Osun, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yedessy | 92 | 6 | / |
| Edesy | 91 | 8 | / |
| Edessa | 83 | 86 | / |
| Odessy | 83 | 18 | / |
| Adessy | 83 | 7 | / |
| Edossy | 83 | 5 | / |
| Edesse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edessi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Idessy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edoesy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Yedesse | 77 | 65 | / |
| Odessey | 77 | 57 | / |
| Edesseu | 77 | 31 | / |
| Edessai | 77 | 22 | / |
| Edesess | 77 | 16 | / |
| Edeşsoy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ediesse | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eadesse | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hedeshy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adiessy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eadessa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edeyssi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eudesse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hedessi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jedesse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yedessa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edassay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edeasis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edeesse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edessea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edesses | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odeassy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Edesa | 73 | 1,868 | / |
| Edese | 73 | 76 | / |
| Edosy | 73 | 5 | / |
| Adesy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Edasy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eidesseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adessi | 67 | 242 | / |
| Edesai | 67 | 228 | / |
| Odassy | 67 | 113 | / |
| Idesis | 67 | 109 | / |
| Ideses | 67 | 101 | / |
| Odesse | 67 | 79 | / |
| Gedese | 67 | 72 | / |
| Adesse | 67 | 68 | / |
| Edesie | 67 | 58 | / |
| Edeseh | 67 | 55 | / |
| Hedesa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Edissa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Odessi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Edossi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Edisis | 67 | 29 | / |
| Edissi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Edisse | 67 | 17 | / |
| Edhese | 67 | 16 | / |
| Edises | 67 | 16 | / |
| Edeshi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Adissy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Adesoy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Adesyi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yedese | 67 | 8 | / |
| Idessa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ydeses | 67 | 7 | / |
| Idassy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jedesa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adesuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ediesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adesey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Idesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edesheats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hedehessi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aedesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edeser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odesay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hedisy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idessi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eudese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edeseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edeshe | 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 Edessy
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