Edith Surname

32,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Edith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad10,9761:1,238225
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Nigeria1,0631:166,64410,379
Cameroon6071:34,2164,606
United States3701:979,61972,663
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Ivory Coast1141:202,3798,643
France1091:609,38380,423
Mexico1001:1,241,26214,731
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Botswana661:33,1356,513
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Australia371:729,61448,196
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Kenya301:1,539,33035,755
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
England241:2,321,58686,519
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
India221:34,866,608408,224
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Romania121:1,673,15653,791
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Saint Lucia111:16,2531,328
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China61:227,886,92811,701
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Panama41:978,06412,245
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Édith (4) are calculated separately.

Edith (1,536,530) may also be a first name.

Edith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edith (Arabic: اديث, Hindi: एदिथ, Marathi: एडीथ, Oriya: ଏଡିଥ) is most common in Chad. It can also appear as a variant: Édith. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edith? popularity and diffusion

The last name Edith is the 32,636th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 446,952 people. The surname Edith occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Edith live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa. Edith is also the 473rd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 1,536,530 people.

Edith is most prevalent in Chad, where it is borne by 10,976 people, or 1 in 1,238. Not including Chad this last name is found in 89 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Edith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Edith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Edith surname increased 6,167 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Edith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Edith surname is chiefly Anglican (60%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Edith last name are 8.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Edith earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.89% less than the national average, earning $34,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning $32,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Édith934/
Edithe91400/
Eddith9126/
Edeith915/
Edieth912/
Edaith912/
Eidith911/
Edidth911/
Hedith911/
Edit89669/
Hedeith831/
Edeth80777/
Edite80324/
Oedit80296/
Edait80131/
Adith8089/
Ediot8051/
Ediet8028/
Odith8017/
Eddit8013/
Edyth8010/
Gedit808/
Edeit807/
Idith806/
Eduit805/
Hedit805/
Edist803/
Edhit803/
Edoit802/
Ediht802/
Jdith802/
Eidit801/
Edidt801/
Eudit801/
Editt801/
Edgit800/
Hedeithe771/
Hadith732,190/
Heduit7326/
Gedeit738/
Eydiet736/
Hediet736/
Adoith736/
Aedait736/
Edythe735/
Editte735/
Edethe734/
Jidith732/
Edetth731/
Eedeth731/
Édithe731/
Heddit731/
Idaith731/
Heydit731/
Eideit731/
Eideth731/
Adhith731/
Eddeth731/
Hedait731/
Gedait731/
Edhiot731/
Oediet731/
Aidith731/
Eddyth731/
Euditt731/
Hodith731/
Ededth730/
Ediott730/
Edet67181,957/
Adit678,476/
Odit67884/
Edid67140/
Idit67125/
Hadaith6729/
Ahadith672/
Editova672/
Jidithe671/
Heydiot671/
Huidith671/
Heduist671/
Hedgeth671/
Gedaitė671/

Edith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edith in the Hindi language
एदिथeditha50
एदिथ्edith50
Edith in the Oriya language
ଏଡିଥeditha37.5
ଏଡିଥ୍edith25
ଏଡିଥିedithi12.5
ଏଡିତedita12.5
ଇଡିଥiditha12.5
Edith in the Marathi language
एडीथeditha27.27
एिडथeidatha18.18
इडीथiditha18.18
ईदीतidita9.09
ईडीथiditha9.09
ईडीतidita9.09
इदीतidita9.09
Edith in the Arabic language
اديثadyth-
إيديتaydyt-
إديتadyt-
آديتadyt-
ايديتaydyt-
اديتadyt-

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