Edition Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Austria

Edition Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edition Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Edition (71) may also be a first name.

Edition Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edition is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edition? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Edition is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Edition reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 71 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Edition is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 33 percent reside, Gombe, where 33 percent reside and Rivers, where 33 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eddition937/
Editian868/
Adition861/
Editihan807/
Addition803/
Aditian71111/
Eidietienė711/
Edettin711/
Edgetin710/
Adithian672/
Hadithian6320/
Hedaytina632/
Edetim624/
Edeten622/
Edetne621/
Idiotn620/
Aidietienė595/
Edetaen5729/
Idetien579/
Edesten575/
Edetean572/
Eduitem571/
Adetian571/
Edgeten570/
Adithyan5390/
Eddesten5310/
Eidesten534/
Hadetian531/
Hedesten531/
Idieteen531/
Hejdesten5020/

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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 Edition
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis