Edidiya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Edidiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edidiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Edidiya (13) may also be a first name.

Edidiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edidiya is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Edidiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edidiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edidiya are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Edidiya is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name globally, held by 13 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Edidiya is primarily concentrated in: Kaliro District, where 33 percent reside, Kampala District, where 33 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yedidiya932/
Jedidiya931/
Gedidiya931/
Yedidiyah881/
Ididiya8672/
Edediya862/
Odidiya861/
Hadidiya8013/
Ededhiya807/
Yididiya801/
Ididdiya801/
Edidie7738/
Ediday777/
Edidey771/
Edidei771/
Hadidiyah755/
Odediya71127/
Adediya7167/
Adidaya7111/
Odidiye7110/
Adidiyo712/
Odidiyo711/
Adidoya711/
Ididiyo711/
Yedidaa711/
Jedidaa711/
Adidayah6710/
Adhidaya676/
Yededeya672/
Idhediya672/
Edidheji671/
Ediedoyi671/
Jedaidai671/
Jdaydiya671/
Yedidhaa671/
Gidediya671/
Edaaidae671/

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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 Edidiya
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