Ednah Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Ednah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 154 | 1:299,869 | 19,047 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Ednah (18,230) may also be a first name.
Ednah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ednah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ednah occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ednah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,095,216th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ednah reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 40,443rd most widely held first name in the world, held by 18,230 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 50 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 40 percent are found and Bomet County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ednach | 91 | 35 | / |
| Ednash | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hednah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edna | 89 | 2,821 | / |
| Eydenah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hedna | 80 | 1,039 | / |
| Adnah | 80 | 119 | / |
| Aedna | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ednay | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gedna | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ednat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ednas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ydnah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ednna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Odnah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hadnah | 73 | 94 | / |
| Heidna | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hodnah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Eddnna | 73 | 7 | / |
| Edenna | 73 | 5 | / |
| Addnah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eadnai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hednas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adnnah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edinna | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eidena | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edimna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gednay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Adna | 67 | 1,040 | / |
| Adinnah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Edno | 67 | 20 | / |
| Odna | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eidėnas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Idna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Édna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heidena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eddinna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ydna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Èdna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddenna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heddnna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edeunna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ednah
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