Edey Surname
Approximately 2,821 people bear this surname
Edey Surname Definition:
= Eady, Eadie, q.v.
Edey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 497 | 1:20,796 | 2,781 |
| Canada | 472 | 1:78,063 | 8,764 |
| England | 327 | 1:170,392 | 15,676 |
| Nigeria | 320 | 1:553,571 | 26,985 |
| Australia | 290 | 1:93,089 | 10,632 |
| United States | 269 | 1:1,347,431 | 93,736 |
| Mauritania | 154 | 1:26,590 | 2,261 |
| Barbados | 118 | 1:2,436 | 414 |
| Israel | 117 | 1:73,142 | 8,960 |
| Philippines | 93 | 1:1,088,583 | 89,772 |
| Panama | 33 | 1:118,553 | 4,252 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 240 | 1:101,564 | 10,213 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Edey (750) may also be a first name.
Edey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Eady, Eadie, q.v.
AEdi occurs as a personal name in Domesday. In Scotland Edie is the ' nurse-name' of Adam.
Edey Demographics
Average Edey Salary in
United States
$46,611 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Edey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻱ, Russian: Едей, Tibetan: གཡུ་སྒྲོན།) occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Edey.
How Common Is The Last Name Edey? popularity and diffusion
Edey is the 155,373rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,583,320 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 35 percent of Edey are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 29 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 300,135th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 750 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 20,796. In Benin Edey is mostly found in: Mono Department, where 88 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 5 percent reside and Zou Department, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Benin Edey exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.
Edey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Edey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Edey last name expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Edey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Edey last name are 4.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.41% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Edey earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.92% more than the national average, earning R 330,120 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $58,184 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edey in the Tibetan language | ||
| གཡུ་སྒྲོན། | yudrön | - |
| Edey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﻱ | aldy | 67.14 |
| ﺍﺩﻱ | ady | 15.71 |
| ﺃﺩﻱ | ady | 12.86 |
| ﺃﺩﻯ | ady | 1.43 |
| ﺁﺩﻱ | ady | 1.43 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻯ | aldy | 1.43 |
| Edey in the Russian language | ||
| Едей | edej | - |
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