Edeya Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Edeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 136 | 1:75,997 | 9,080 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Mauritania | 69 | 1:59,346 | 4,180 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Edeya (39) may also be a first name.
Edeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edeya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻪ, Oriya: ଏେଦୟା) occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edeya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 827,165th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Edeya are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 39 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 75,997. In Benin Edeya is mostly found in: Plateau Department, where 82 percent live, Collines Department, where 12 percent live and Zou Department, where 4 percent live. Beside Benin it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Mauritania, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେଦୟା | eedaya | - |
| Edeya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻪ | aldyh | 50 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﻪ | adyh | 21.43 |
| ﺃﺩﻱ | ady | 14.29 |
| ﺃﺩﻳﻪ | adyh | 7.14 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻱ | aldy | 7.14 |
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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 Edeya
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