Ediward Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ediward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ediward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ediward (285) may also be a first name.

Ediward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ediward is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ediward? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Ediward reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 524,196th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 285 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria Ediward is most numerous in: Abia, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Ekiti, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eduward8662/
Edeward8619/
Edyward8610/
Ediword869/
Adiward861/
Edewaard80142/
Eduwaard805/
Eddyward801/
Eddiword801/
Edewaards751/
Eduword714/
Adiword711/
Edeword711/
Adeward711/
Adeyward674/
Eadewerd672/
Hadewardt631/
Edivert574/
Edevart571/
Odivart571/
Adeavard5315/
Edgewort532/
Odevaerd531/
Adajuard531/
Edeworth531/

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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 Ediward
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