Ednah Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ednah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ednah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

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

The last name Ednah is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ednah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ednah is the 1,095,216th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ednah are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ednah is also the 40,443rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 18,230 people.

Ednah is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya Ednah is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 50 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 40 percent are found and Bomet County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ednach9135/
Ednash911/
Hednah911/
Edna892,821/
Eydenah831/
Hedna801,039/
Adnah80119/
Aedna8031/
Ednay8020/
Gedna8015/
Ednat803/
Ednas802/
Ydnah801/
Ednna801/
Odnah801/
Hadnah7394/
Heidna7313/
Hodnah739/
Eddnna737/
Edenna735/
Addnah732/
Eadnai732/
Hednas732/
Adnnah732/
Edinna732/
Eidena731/
Edimna731/
Gednay730/
Adna671,040/
Adinnah6738/
Edno6720/
Odna6717/
Eidėnas678/
Idna676/
Édna674/
Heidena674/
Eddinna673/
Ydna672/
Èdna671/
Eddenna671/
Heddnna671/
Edeunna671/

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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 Ednah
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