Edhaya Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Edhaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Edhaya (12) may also be a first name.
Edhaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edhaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edhaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻳﺔ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edhaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Edhaya reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used forename on earth, held by 12 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 40 percent are found, Luuka District, where 35 percent are found and Kampala District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Edhaya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 13 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edhaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edhaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻳﺔ | alzayt | - |
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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 Edhaya
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