Edetan Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Edetan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Edetan (28) may also be a first name.
Edetan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edetan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edetan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edetan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Edetan occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Edetan are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 28 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 57 percent reside, Delta, where 30 percent reside and Kano, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edetean | 92 | 2 | / |
| Eddietan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adetan | 83 | 495 | / |
| Idetan | 83 | 7 | / |
| Edeton | 83 | 2 | / |
| Edatan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Editan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Adeitan | 77 | 930 | / |
| Edgeton | 77 | 190 | / |
| Ideytan | 77 | 26 | / |
| Editang | 77 | 12 | / |
| Idetane | 77 | 8 | / |
| Edeston | 77 | 8 | / |
| Adeetan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Edestam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Edieton | 77 | 4 | / |
| Edathan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Adoetan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Adethan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Adeutan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adetean | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aidetan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adetain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edetong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edeaton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Editane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ideytane | 71 | 163 | / |
| Hedestam | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ejdestam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hedatean | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ideitane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Idetanne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edestein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edithang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Idettane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eddeston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adatan | 67 | 445 | / |
| Aditan | 67 | 39 | / |
| Aiyeditan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Oditan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Adotan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Adeton | 67 | 13 | / |
| Editon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Edetom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jedeetong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Idatan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idotan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iditan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edeistein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hidestand | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heddeston | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Edetan
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