Edjey Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Edjey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Edjey (13) may also be a first name.
Edjey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edjey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edjey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺟﻲ) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Edjey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edjey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Edjey is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edjey are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edjey is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 738,257. In Benin it is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 64 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 36 percent are found. Barring Benin this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edjey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edjey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺟﻲ | ajy | - |
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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 Edjey
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