Edigan Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Edigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Edigan (16) may also be a first name.
Edigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edigan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Edigan is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Edigan occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Edigan reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edigan is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 54 percent live and Lagos, where 42 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedigan | 92 | 170 | / |
| Headigan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Heddigan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Edegan | 83 | 194 | / |
| Adigan | 83 | 173 | / |
| Edigam | 83 | 20 | / |
| Odigan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Edigon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Idigan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hedegan | 77 | 93 | / |
| Hidigan | 77 | 56 | / |
| Edughan | 77 | 31 | / |
| Hadigan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gidigan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Adigain | 77 | 5 | / |
| Eedigam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jedigam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Adighan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adaigan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hodigan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hediganová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haddigan | 71 | 149 | / |
| Hedigond | 71 | 110 | / |
| Jeedigam | 71 | 9 | / |
| Eadhigam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Edeghane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adegan | 67 | 440 | / |
| Hediggond | 67 | 88 | / |
| Idigam | 67 | 59 | / |
| Edegam | 67 | 28 | / |
| Odugan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Adigon | 67 | 26 | / |
| Adugan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Odigon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eideagain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hedegaand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edugon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddygaane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heddigond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idugan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odegan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Edigan
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