Edji Surname
Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname
Edji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Niger | 371 | 1:51,731 | 2,572 |
| Benin | 297 | 1:34,800 | 4,514 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Ivory Coast | 42 | 1:549,315 | 16,834 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Edji (244) may also be a first name.
Edji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺟﻲ, Hindi: एड्जी) occurs most in Togo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 294,637th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,627,449 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Edji reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 571,890th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 244 people.
The last name is most widespread in Togo, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Not including Togo this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 29 percent are found and Benin, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edji in the Hindi language | ||
| एड्जी | edji | - |
| Edji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺟﻲ | ajy | 25 |
| ﺍﺟﻲ | ajy | 25 |
| ﺃﻳﺠﻲ | ayjy | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻋﺠﻲ | ajy | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻳﺞ | ayj | 6.25 |
| ﺟﻲ | jy | 6.25 |
| ﺃﻳﺪ | ayd | 6.25 |
| ﺍﻳﺠﻲ | ayjy | 6.25 |
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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 Edji
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