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
Edeya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻪ, Oriya: ଏେଦୟା) has its highest incidence in Benin. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Edeya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 827,165th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Edeya reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 39 people.
The surname Edeya is most common in Benin, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 75,997. In Benin Edeya is most prevalent in: Plateau Department, where 82 percent live, Collines Department, where 12 percent live and Zou Department, where 4 percent live. Not including Benin Edeya is found in 7 countries. It also occurs 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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