Edigar Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Edigar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edigar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1721:307,80023,568
India301:25,568,846339,406
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Edigar (7,725) may also be a first name.

Edigar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edigar (Georgian: ედიგარ, Hindi: एडीगर) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Edigar.

How Common Is The Last Name Edigar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,003,904th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The last name Edigar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Edigar reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 72,737th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 7,725 people.

The last name Edigar is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 307,800. In Tanzania Edigar is most common in: Kagera Region, where 69 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 30 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Edigar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edigar in the Georgian language
ედიგარedigar-
Edigar in the Hindi language
एडीगरedigara-

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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
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  • 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 Edigar
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