Edgeway Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Edgeway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edgeway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Edgeway Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Edgeway Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Edgeway is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgeway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Edgeway occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Edgeway are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 51 percent are found, Kent, where 17 percent are found and Suffolk, where 17 percent are found. Aside from England this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Edgeway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edgeway has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Edgeway surname rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adgeway861/
Egewa837/
Aidgeway800/
Egewad772/
Edgeba771/
Egewyi771/
Edjewa771/
Edjewha7111/
Higeway711/
Egiwaya711/
Ezewaye711/
Edgeybe711/
Egiwa6730/
Egewe6726/
Ezewa6723/
Esewhaye6716/
Esewa678/
Egeba678/
Ejewa677/
Egeva677/
Egeby676/
Igewa671/
Ecewa671/

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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 Edgeway
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