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
Edjeh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺟﻴﻪ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Edjeh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Edjeh are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 41 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 88 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Edjeh is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 46 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
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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