Edit Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Edit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2451:723,03233,123
Indonesia2231:593,04647,213
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Edit (120,205) may also be a first name.

Edit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edit (Georgian: ედიტ, Hindi: एडित, Oriya: ଏଡିତ, Russian: Эдит) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Edit.

How Common Is The Last Name Edit? popularity and diffusion

Edit is the 493,936th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Edit are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Edit is also the 8,584th most common given name globally, held by 120,205 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 723,032. In Nigeria Edit is most common in: Gombe, where 27 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 18 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.

Edit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edith8916,305/
Edite89324/
Oedit89296/
Edait89131/
Ediot8951/
Ediet8928/
Jedit8920/
Eddit8913/
Gedit898/
Edeit897/
Yedit896/
Eduit895/
Hedit895/
Edist893/
Edhit893/
Ediht892/
Edoit892/
Editt891/
Edidt891/
Eidit891/
Eudit891/
Edgit890/
Edi8655,690/
Edithe80400/
Eddith8026/
Heduit8026/
Yedait8024/
Gedeit808/
Eydiet806/
Aedait806/
Hediet806/
Editte805/
Edeith805/
Yedith803/
Edaith802/
Edieth802/
Jedith802/
Heddit801/
Hedith801/
Heydit801/
Eideit801/
Edidth801/
Hedait801/
Gedait801/
Eidith801/
Edhiot801/
Oediet801/
Euditt801/
Ediott800/
Edet75181,957/
Gedi7576,944/
Edis7510,297/
Adit758,476/
Ediz755,047/
Edie754,381/
Hedi752,546/
Eidi751,623/
Eedi751,563/
Edgi751,224/
Edio751,214/
Eddi751,151/
Edih751,011/
Odit75884/
Edhi75860/
Edip75464/
Eğdi75196/
Edii75170/
Esdi75160/
Eydi75146/
Edid75140/
Idit75125/
Eadi75117/
Edei75109/
Ehdi75107/
Edai7596/
Eudi7561/
Edoi7538/
Ediy7525/
Edui7517/
Ejdi7511/
Iedi757/
Etdi754/
Eïdi751/
Ediğ751/
Editova732/
Hedeith731/
Heduist731/
Yedithe731/
Heydiot731/
Jedaite731/
Gedaitė731/
Yodit6720,139/
Geedi6713,589/
Eddie679,221/
Eadie676,737/
Gediy674,853/
Geddi673,039/
Heidi672,611/
Heddi672,108/
Jeedi671,138/
Hedid671,020/
Edeth67777/
Yedid67717/
Eedgi67646/
Ediss67496/
Gedai67486/
Hadit67448/
Eidet67343/
Eddis67333/
Edish67322/
Gedei67316/
Eddai67284/
Odiet67263/
Gedii67254/
Aidit67204/
Eddih67204/
Adiet67109/
Edeet67108/
Edhie67106/
Eadgi67104/
Oditt6798/
Edich6794/
Adith6789/
Adeit6782/
Gedhi6780/
Odoit6777/
Idait6767/
Eidie6766/
Eudet6766/
Adoit6761/
Adait6758/
Edete6757/
Gedio6756/
Edais6753/
Edioy6750/
Jedid6748/
Eedhi6747/
Heudi6743/
Edget6743/
Eddio6739/
Hedai6738/
Edhyt6738/
Eydis6737/
Ideit6737/
Aadit6732/
Edeih6731/
Ejdid6730/
Addit6729/
Adhit6725/
Ediea6725/
Edieh6724/
Hiedi6723/
Eaddi6722/
Eddet6721/
Eidid6721/
Gedet6720/
Gedid6719/
Edije6719/
Aedet6719/
Eidih6717/
Odith6717/
Edihe6717/
Hedet6717/
Gedij6716/
Heydi6715/
Edeis6715/
Hedih6713/
Eydet6713/
Eedet6713/
Eddid6712/
Eydid6712/
Eidis6712/
Hedie6711/
Idoit6711/
Edyth6710/
Idite6710/
Edaia6710/
Eydie679/
Egydi679/
Aduit678/
Eidhi678/
E'Die677/
Hesdi677/
Edaai677/
Hedei677/
Gedoi676/
Idith676/
Eddei676/
Edets676/
Gidit676/
Heedi676/
Eydih675/
Ehdid675/
Jidit675/
Hediy675/
Eddgi675/
Eadhi675/
Edgid675/
Edett675/
Yedet675/
Hydit675/
Ejdhi675/
Eedai674/
Eeddi674/
Aditt674/
Headi674/
Idiot674/
Édith674/
Esdid674/
Edaih673/
Eedie673/
Eidgi673/
Aydit673/
Edeid673/
Hedhi673/
Hedis673/
Odeit673/
Hehdi673/
Eduis673/
Eadiy673/
Gedgi673/
Edeij672/
Edhis672/
Hedgi672/
Jdith672/
Eadet672/
Eidyi672/
Eshdi672/
Geydi672/
Eddiy672/
Ededt672/
Edgai672/
Odait672/
Eiddi672/
Eddiz672/
Eidai672/
Eadis671/
Odhit671/
Hedeithe671/
Hejdi671/
Hodit671/
Eadyt671/
Eddyi671/
Edhiy671/
Edied671/
Edigy671/
Eijdi671/
Ejdei671/
Eedei671/
Gedih671/
Gedyi671/
Aedid671/
Uidit671/
Eidiz671/
Etdet671/
Edeat671/
Yidit671/
Edest671/
Iedet671/
Iedhi671/
Idiet671/
Hedoi671/
Hedyi671/
Ejdio671/
Ehdio671/
Eïdih671/
Easdi671/
Eadid671/
Edeht671/
Edyte671/
Esdip671/
Edeut671/
Edijh671/
Eidei671/
Eihdi671/
Edhai671/
Edidd671/
Eddyt671/
Edeip671/
Ediey671/
Eadii671/
Eadio671/
Eidii671/
Ehdoi671/
Ethdi671/
Eudei671/
Jiedi671/
Eudie670/
Iditt670/

Edit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edit in the Georgian language
ედიტedit-
Edit in the Hindi language
एडितedita-
Edit in the Oriya language
ଏଡିତedita50
ଏଡିତ୍edit28.57
ଏଡିଟedita14.29
ଏଦିତ୍edit7.14
Edit in the Russian language
Эдитedit-

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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
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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 Edit
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