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
The last name Edessy is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edessy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Edessy is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Edessy is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edessy live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edessy is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 51 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Edessy is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 22 percent reside.
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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