Edigal Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Edigal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edigal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan981:328,0945,053
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Edigal (83) may also be a first name.

Edigal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edigal is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Edigal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Edigal is the 1,860,621st most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Edigal reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Edigal is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 83 people.

The surname Edigal is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 328,094. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 46 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 30 percent are found and Khost, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eidigal9234/
Edigale921/
Jedigal921/
Adigal8386/
Idigal8311/
Odigal833/
Edugal831/
Hedigalle804/
Hadigal779/
Adigall779/
Idigall778/
Adighal776/
Esdigol771/
Yedigol771/
Odigall771/
Jedegal771/
Adigail771/
Ijidigal712/
Edighole711/
Edugol6718/
Adugal672/
Adegal672/
Hadigol62132/
Addugal625/
Odegall623/
Adeghal622/
Idighol621/
Odugall621/
Giddigol573/
Geddegol571/
Adugol5021/
Odegol506/

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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 Edigal
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