Edet Surname

3,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Edet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria179,6231:986120
France1,2951:51,2926,735
Cameroon5161:40,2505,367
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
England1471:379,03426,619
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Gambia41:480,863548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Edet (83,289) may also be a first name.

Edet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edet (Marathi: अॅडेट) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,106th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 40,051 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Edet live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,969th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 83,289 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 179,623 people, or 1 in 986. In Nigeria Edet is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 49 percent reside, Cross River, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Edet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Edet last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Edet earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $42,159 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edeth89777/
Eidet89343/
Edeet89108/
Eudet8966/
Edete8957/
Edget8943/
Ediet8928/
Eddet8921/
Gedet8920/
Aedet8919/
Hedet8917/
Eydet8913/
Eedet8913/
Edeit897/
Edets896/
Edett895/
Yedet895/
Eadet892/
Ededt892/
Etdet891/
Edeat891/
Edest891/
Iedet891/
Edeht891/
Edeut891/
Ede8686,968/
Edgett801,369/
Heidet80546/
Geydet8072/
Heydet8058/
Gedeit808/
Edeete807/
Eydiet806/
Hediet806/
Edeith805/
Edethe804/
Edette803/
Edieth802/
Eadett801/
Eddets801/
Eideit801/
Eideth801/
Geidet801/
Eddeth801/
Ihedet801/
Heudet801/
Oediet801/
Hedeat801/
Edetth801/
Eedeth801/
Aedhet801/
Edeste801/
Hedget800/
Ededth800/
Esdett800/
Edeh75116,369/
Eder7556,744/
Edge7533,088/
Eide7519,523/
Eade758,739/
Gede758,017/
Edea756,519/
Hede754,522/
Edie754,381/
Edey752,821/
Esde752,668/
Edes752,257/
Eude751,847/
Edje751,807/
Edde751,766/
Eede751,409/
Edep751,398/
Adet751,235/
Odet751,033/
Edit75669/
Edeu75624/
Edeş75569/
Eyde75532/
Edee75193/
Edhe75169/
Iede75157/
Ehde75131/
Eded75129/
Edei75109/
Idet7577/
Eïde7531/
Ejde7518/
Edez756/
Edej755/
Etde752/
Jdet751/
Heeddet733/
Aedheat732/
Heddett731/
Hedeith731/
Hedgeth731/
Hedeate731/
Heidget730/
Edith6716,305/
Heide6715,700/
Eades6711,294/
Eddie679,221/
Eadie676,737/
Heyde674,559/
Gedey672,538/
Heude671,843/
Gedge671,749/
Heder671,678/
Gedde67826/
Heede67763/
Hedde67659/
Atdet67613/
Eader67539/
Eideh67444/
Eider67410/
Heded67409/
Hadet67375/
Edite67324/
Gedei67316/
Eddey67297/
Heade67296/
Oedit67296/
Odiet67263/
Eddez67240/
Gedhe67210/
Oddet67196/
Edeer67195/
Eudey67194/
Geded67186/
Edder67183/
Hedes67177/
Hedje67176/
Odett67164/
Hejde67163/
Aidet67161/
Hodet67152/
Edait67131/
Otdet67126/
Geyde67110/
Adiet67109/
Edhie67106/
Gedee67104/
Esder6796/
Hedea6782/
Adeit6782/
Ejdey6777/
Eddeh6776/
Eidie6766/
Hedeh6766/
Eidje6762/
Eyder6760/
Hiede6759/
Eedee6758/
Adeet6755/
Getde6755/
Eedes6754/
Eddes6752/
Ediot6751/
Ideet6745/
Hedej6739/
Edhyt6738/
Hedez6738/
Hedeş6738/
Ideit6737/
Eidde6733/
Jiede6732/
Edeih6731/
Eadge6731/
Geede6729/
Ediea6725/
Hedey6724/
Edees6724/
Edieh6724/
Gejde6723/
Ederr6722/
Jedit6720/
Eidge6719/
Edije6719/
Eedhe6718/
Odeth6718/
Gidet6718/
Odeet6718/
Edihe6717/
Eïdje6717/
Edeis6715/
Hehde6714/
Adett6714/
Eides6713/
Eddit6713/
Jeede6712/
Eadez6712/
Edesh6712/
Hedie6711/
Eedea6711/
Iedeh6710/
Edyth6710/
Gedea6710/
Eydde679/
Eydie679/
Adeth679/
Edeeh679/
Eedey678/
Gedit678/
Ejdea677/
E'Die677/
Eedde677/
Edhes677/
Hedei677/
Eadey676/
Eydes676/
Eddei676/
Hidet676/
Gedej676/
Yedit676/
Edess675/
Eduit675/
Hedit675/
Addet675/
Edheh675/
Esdes675/
Idete674/
Adeat674/
Adeut674/
Eidea674/
Ydets674/
Eedie673/
Eddge673/
Edeid673/
Odeit673/
Hedee673/
Eidee673/
Edech673/
Eijde673/
Eddea673/
Edist673/
Edhit673/
Etder673/
Edeij672/
Eydeh672/
Eydje672/
Edher672/
Eadde672/
Eadea672/
Hedhe672/
Edeas672/
Ededd672/
Edged672/
Adhet672/
Edehh672/
Odeht672/
Egyde672/
Eudeu672/
Ediht672/
Edeïh672/
Edoit672/
Heïde672/
Hedep672/
Eeded672/
Edgey671/
Editt671/
Hedeithe671/
Hedeu671/
Iedhe671/
Easde671/
E'Dey671/
Eadgeeth671/
Eadhe671/
Eadje671/
Eadyt671/
Edead671/
Edeyd671/
Edidt671/
Edied671/
Eidej671/
Ejdei671/
Eedei671/
Eeder671/
Eedge671/
Eddee671/
Idget671/
Eudeh671/
Edejh671/
Eidit671/
Hydet671/
Idiet671/
Hedeș671/
Ședer671/
Ahdet671/
Eadee671/
Edded671/
Edyte671/
Ideht671/
Edeyh671/
Ededh671/
Edeed671/
Eidei671/
Yodet671/
Eddyt671/
Edeee671/
Edeip671/
Ediey671/
Eudee671/
Eudei671/
Eudit671/
Jeded671/
Jidet671/
Eydee670/
Eudie670/
Eisde670/
Edgit670/

Edet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edet in the Marathi language
अॅडेटaedeta-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edet
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