Ediam Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ediam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ediam (24) may also be a first name.
Ediam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ediam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ediam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻢ) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ediam.
How Common Is The Last Name Ediam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ediam are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ediam is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 100 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Mauritania, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ediame | 91 | 37 | / |
| Ediham | 91 | 2 | / |
| Eadiam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ediamhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adiam | 80 | 208 | / |
| Odiam | 80 | 170 | / |
| Edian | 80 | 154 | / |
| Edjam | 80 | 103 | / |
| Edeam | 80 | 65 | / |
| Ediom | 80 | 24 | / |
| Idiam | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ehediame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eidian | 73 | 1,026 | / |
| Hedjam | 73 | 516 | / |
| Ediang | 73 | 496 | / |
| Hedian | 73 | 134 | / |
| Odhiam | 73 | 60 | / |
| Ediome | 73 | 28 | / |
| O'Diam | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gedian | 73 | 18 | / |
| Edjian | 73 | 8 | / |
| Edjame | 73 | 8 | / |
| Adiham | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eydian | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ediane | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gedjam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Idiham | 73 | 4 | / |
| Adhiam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yodiam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ediant | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hedyam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edjiom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edyame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edjeim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adjiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gidiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odjiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edeham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddian | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eidjam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yedyam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eediom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Addiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hadiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edgian | 73 | 0 | / |
| Edjiane | 67 | 47 | / |
| Heydian | 67 | 31 | / |
| Headian | 67 | 19 | / |
| Adiaham | 67 | 12 | / |
| Edeheim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eiddian | 67 | 8 | / |
| Edehamn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Edijane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hadijam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eddiane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hedjame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heidiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeedeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edehame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edieann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edijoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddyham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hediant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hedihom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heidian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edjeame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hediean | 67 | 0 | / |
Ediam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ediam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺟﻢ | ajm | - |
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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
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- 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 Ediam
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