Edjeh Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Edjeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Edjeh (41) may also be a first name.
Edjeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edjeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edjeh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺟﻴﻪ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Edjeh.
How Common Is The Last Name Edjeh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Edjeh is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Edjeh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Edjeh live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edjeh is also the 1,590,275th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 41 people.
The last name Edjeh is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 88 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 46 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edjeh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edjeh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺩﺟﻴﻪ | adjyh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﺟﻴﻪ | ajyh | 33.33 |
| ﺃﺟﻴﻪ | ajyh | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Edjeh
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