Edimah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Edimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Edimah (20) may also be a first name.
Edimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edimah is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edimah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Edimah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edimah live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
The last name Edimah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Edimah is mostly found in: Benue, where 80 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent live.
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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 Edimah
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