Edewa Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Edewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 237 | 1:194,852 | 14,347 |
| Uganda | 147 | 1:265,573 | 19,326 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Edewa (43) may also be a first name.
Edewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺩﻭ) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Edewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 711,133rd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The surname Edewa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edewa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Edewa is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 43 people.
The last name Edewa is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 194,852. In Kenya it is most common in: Busia County, where 61 percent live, Nairobi County, where 34 percent live and Bungoma County, where 4 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺩﻭ | adw | 25 |
| ﺍﺩﻭﻩ | adwh | 25 |
| ﺍﺩﻭ | adw | 12.5 |
| ﺩﻭ | dw | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﺀ | aldwa | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭ | aldw | 12.5 |
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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 Edewa
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