Edo Surname

18,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Edo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,9861:14,7791,460
Japan3,8431:33,2673,141
Spain3,7781:12,3751,424
Indonesia2,4491:54,0016,000
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Philippines1,5111:67,00111,469
Cameroon7321:28,3733,848
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Ivory Coast5051:45,6862,885
Kenya4551:101,4948,867
DR Congo3631:203,52520,281
Benin2871:36,0134,646
France2811:236,38036,629
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Papua New Guinea1191:68,5198,947
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
England361:1,547,72466,012
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Edo (63,634) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edoh8635,050/
Edou8615,317/
Aedo8614,973/
Gedo867,959/
Edoa866,447/
Eido864,156/
Hedo862,265/
Edoo862,068/
Yedo861,412/
Edos86863/
Jedo86702/
Eddo86632/
Eduo86423/
Edot86294/
Eudo86260/
Edho86189/
Edop8675/
Oedo8668/
Edoz8665/
Esdo8649/
Edoi8638/
Edoy8637/
Eedo8618/
Eado8612/
Iedo866/
Edod866/
Ehdo864/
Ejdo864/
Edgo863/
Edoj861/
Eïdo861/
Jedou755,084/
Haedo754,023/
Yedoh751,582/
Geddo75808/
Hedou75622/
Eddou75566/
Gedoo75399/
Heido75345/
Eddoh75251/
Jehdo75249/
Jeddo75226/
Geido75191/
Yedou75161/
Jedho75131/
Ehido75112/
Gedho7594/
Edouh7580/
Hedot7575/
Edouz7568/
Yeddo7559/
Edoot7556/
Hedoy7556/
Eddoo7540/
Eduot7537/
Yedgo7535/
Jhedo7533/
Eydou7531/
Hiedo7526/
Eidoo7524/
Eidou7524/
Hedgo7522/
Geydo7520/
Edoux7518/
Gedou7518/
Hedoo7518/
Edohs7518/
Eddos7518/
Hedoh7517/
Geedo7513/
Heddo7512/
Ijedo7512/
Jedoz7511/
Jedot759/
Eduoe759/
Heîdo758/
Aedoh757/
Gedoi756/
Heedo756/
Heado756/
Jedoh756/
Heïdo756/
Edout755/
Edhoz754/
Eydoh754/
Ehedo754/
Eadeo754/
Edhou753/
Eitdo753/
Hedos753/
Geduo753/
Edoch753/
Hoedo752/
Edous752/
Gedoy752/
Jeido752/
Eedoh752/
Ihedo752/
Edoit752/
Heudo752/
Heydo752/
Esdoy752/
Euduo752/
Jedoo751/
Jedos751/
Jeedo751/
Eadgo751/
Eados751/
Ehdoh751/
Estdo751/
Edohd751/
Eduod751/
Eudoh751/
Edhgo751/
Iedoh751/
Ejtdo751/
Edoph751/
Jeado751/
Hedoi751/
Oedoi751/
Eidos751/
Edoud751/
Edhos751/
Edhuo751/
Eedoo751/
Yesdo751/
Egydo751/
Jeudo751/
Edosh751/
Eddot751/
Yedho751/
Yeduo751/
Easdo751/
Edhod751/
Eeido751/
Ejdos751/
Eiddo751/
Ehdoi751/
Jedoy751/
Iedoo751/
Ieido751/
Ado67393,483/
Odo67126,669/
Ido6738,220/
Eda6732,530/
Jeddou674,826/
Yeddou671,359/
Eydoux67457/
Hedoux67410/
Eddouh67406/
Hedous67280/
Eddoha67276/
Yehdou67219/
Ydo67142/
Eddoud67103/
Heudou6765/
Heddou6754/
Jedoux6744/
Jehedo6735/
Hedoch6721/
Edouch6718/
Jdo6714/
Eddous6714/
Uyiedo6713/
Eidous6712/
Yeddoh6712/
Yetdou6711/
Heidou679/
Edoutt678/
Ajhedo678/
Esdost677/
Eduoyi676/
Geuido676/
Geddou675/
Jheedo675/
Jehdho674/
Eidoud674/
Edhosh674/
Ehiedo674/
Headoo673/
Hedoud673/
Gedouh673/
Eashdo672/
Jedosh672/
Eidouh672/
Eidost672/
Haedou672/
Hetdoy672/
Jedoud671/
Jeedou671/
Hedhoo671/
Heedoo671/
Heydot671/
Ehdoud671/
Eedous671/
Edhouz671/
Eshdho671/
Esdous671/
Jeadeo671/
Jeadot671/
Jeadou671/
Jehdgo671/
Jeudou671/
Yhedgo671/
Geidou671/
Eidosh671/
Eidouz671/
Esdoud671/
Eddoss671/
Edoaya671/
Heidos671/
Ohiedo671/
Ihiedo671/
Eisdoi671/
Aiyedo671/
Oyiedo671/
Eaidoo671/
Jehdoh671/
Hetdoi671/
Hieido671/

Edo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﻭadw66.67
ﺩﻭdw33.33
Edo in the Hindi language
ईदोido40
इदोido40
एदोedo20

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edo
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