Ediah Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ediah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ediah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ediah (119) may also be a first name.

Ediah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ediah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﺎﻩ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ediah.

How Common Is The Last Name Ediah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Ediah is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ediah live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 856,040th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 119 people.

The last name Ediah is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Ediah is primarily found in: Edo, where 72 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 31 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eydiah9135/
Eidiah9126/
Ediaha914/
Hediah914/
Eddiah913/
Edjiah911/
Edia893,316/
Eydjiah8325/
Haediah837/
Hediaha835/
Geediah832/
Ediahou832/
Ediehah831/
Eidijah831/
Gehdiah831/
Ethdiah831/
Edihaha831/
Edijaha831/
Hedia803,095/
Ediae801,072/
Odiah801,032/
Edjah80999/
Adiah80548/
Idiah80493/
Edias80252/
Gedia80249/
Ediho80131/
Edioh80127/
Edhia8044/
Ediea8025/
Eidia8020/
Eddia8020/
Ediap8017/
Edeah8013/
Esdia8010/
Aedia806/
Edjia806/
Eudia805/
Ediat805/
Edgia804/
Eadia804/
Ediaz804/
Ediha803/
Ediay803/
Edyah802/
Ediaa801/
Edija801/
Eydia801/
Ejdia801/
Oedia801/
Haedijah7717/
Hedija732,425/
Hadiah731,712/
Adiaha73417/
Oddiah73167/
Ahdiah73161/
Hodiah7347/
Hediat7325/
Eydjah7325/
Edehah7325/
Eidjah7317/
Adhiah7317/
Edjeih7315/
Aidiah7315/
Edeija7314/
Hidiah7313/
Addiah7311/
Geedia7311/
Hedeah7310/
Edjaih738/
Egydia738/
Edihas736/
Iddiah736/
Heidia735/
Aydiah734/
Gedjah734/
Edieha734/
Edihai734/
Idiahe733/
Idiaha733/
Eidias733/
Odiaha732/
Edjioh732/
Heedia732/
Eddias731/
Edjhah731/
Eidjia731/
Ejdiaa731/
Aadiah731/
Heddia731/
Gedyah731/
Edojia731/
Ediyoa731/
Odiaah731/
Hesdia731/
Eidyah731/
Adjiah731/
Eddiaz731/
Eddioh731/
Edijas731/
Edhiha731/
Gediaa731/
Hedjia731/
Edeyia731/
Ediaie731/
Adiahy731/
Eedahaiah711/
Odia6761,277/
Adia6710,723/
Edea676,519/
Edja672,345/
Edio671,214/
Idia67988/
Jdia67864/
Ydia67412/
Ahadiah67235/
Edya6770/
Adjiaha6731/
Eddehah6725/
Addieah6716/
Haidiah6711/
Idaiyah6710/
Hadjiah6710/
Gedjeah675/
Hediatt674/
Aidiach674/
Hoidiah674/
Hedioha674/
Adaiyah672/
Hedeiya672/
Edehahe671/
Edjhahe671/
Edoijad671/
Ehdiatt671/
Eedaiya671/
Eeydjah671/
Aidjiah671/
Addiaha671/
Eddihaj671/
Ad'hiah671/
Hadhiah671/
Idiahei671/
Adayiah671/

Ediah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ediah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﺎﻩajah80
ﺍﻳﺠﺎﻩayjah10
ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻩaljah10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ediah
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