Edjih Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Edjih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Edjih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edjih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edjih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻴﻪ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edjih? popularity and diffusion
The surname Edjih is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Edjih occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Edjih reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Adrar Region, where 20 percent live, Brakna Region, where 20 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edjih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edjih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺟﻴﻪ | ajyh | 57.14 |
| ﺃﺟﻴﻪ | ajyh | 42.86 |
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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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- 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 Edjih
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