Edo Surname
Approximately 29,909 people bear this surname
Edo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11,986 | 1:14,779 | 1,460 |
| Japan | 3,843 | 1:33,267 | 3,141 |
| Spain | 3,778 | 1:12,375 | 1,424 |
| Indonesia | 2,449 | 1:54,001 | 6,000 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Philippines | 1,511 | 1:67,001 | 11,469 |
| Cameroon | 732 | 1:28,373 | 3,848 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Ivory Coast | 505 | 1:45,686 | 2,885 |
| Kenya | 455 | 1:101,494 | 8,867 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Benin | 287 | 1:36,013 | 4,646 |
| France | 281 | 1:236,380 | 36,629 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 206 | 1:1,759,509 | 115,901 |
| Papua New Guinea | 119 | 1:68,519 | 8,947 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Afghanistan | 27 | 1:1,190,859 | 10,584 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Edo (63,634) may also be a first name.
Edo Demographics
Edo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Edo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭ, Hindi: ईदो) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,431st most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 243,657 people. Edo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Edo live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edo is also the 15,094th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 63,634 people.
The surname Edo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11,986 people, or 1 in 14,779. In Nigeria Edo is most frequent in: Edo, where 25 percent reside, Delta, where 16 percent reside and Benue, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 83 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 13 percent reside and Spain, where 13 percent reside.
Edo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Edo has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Edo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (86%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Edo surname are 40.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Edo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.76% more than the national average, earning R 377,268 per year; in United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.79% less than the national average, earning $42,334 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺩﻭ | adw | 66.67 |
| ﺩﻭ | dw | 33.33 |
| Edo in the Hindi language | ||
| ईदो | ido | 40 |
| इदो | ido | 40 |
| एदो | edo | 20 |
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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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