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 surname Edimah is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Edimah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edimah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Edimah is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edimah are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 20 people.
Edimah is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Edimah is most prevalent in: Benue, where 80 percent reside and Lagos, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Edimah is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent reside.
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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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