Edom Surname

57,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Edom Surname Definition:

A broad Scots form of Adam, as testified by the well-known ballad "Edom o' Gordon.".

Edom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
Nigeria3,1131:56,9044,283
France8311:79,93111,287
Tanzania7061:74,9887,799
Iran2631:291,94920,885
South Africa1861:291,27828,316
Germany1601:503,15942,903
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
England551:1,013,05650,089
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Wales101:309,45316,869
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Edom (6,300) may also be a first name.

Edom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A broad Scots form of Adam, as testified by the well-known ballad "Edom o' Gordon.".

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Edom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Edom Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Edom is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Edom is the 57,219th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 823,265 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Edom reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 83,043rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,300 people.

The last name Edom is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Outside of Ethiopia Edom is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Edom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Edom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Edom last name rose 189 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edom surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Edom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning R 221,292 per year and in United States they earn 19.35% less than the national average, earning $34,801 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edome891,375/
Eddom8961/
Gedom8936/
Edoum8928/
Edomm8914/
Hedom8913/
Oedom8912/
Eidom8910/
Edoom8910/
Eadom894/
Esdom892/
Edoem891/
Yedom891/
Jedom891/
Edoim891/
Eduom891/
Aedom891/
Edohm891/
Edoume8026/
Ehidom8022/
Giedom8015/
Eddoum806/
Gedoum805/
Heidom803/
Yetdom802/
Hedoum802/
Heydom801/
Gedoom801/
Yedoum801/
Edosme801/
Edotim801/
Gedhom801/
Hedhom800/
Odom7549,980/
Adom7533,771/
Edam757,827/
Edon754,674/
Edum752,181/
Idom75955/
Jedhoum7336/
Heddoum734/
Geidoum734/
Hedhoum733/
Aedouhm733/
Heudoum733/
Gedhoum732/
Ehiedom732/
Yedoume731/
Eddhoum731/
Gedam6776,146/
Odoom6725,509/
Eidam676,088/
Edoun672,447/
Edong672,100/
Addom67909/
Eadon67778/
Hedon67452/
Edume67411/
Gedon67342/
Edame67342/
Eddon67332/
Aedam67241/
Eddam67233/
Yedam67181/
Esdon67166/
Idhom67162/
Eydam67143/
Hedum67134/
Eidon6788/
Edham6786/
Edone6783/
Eidum6772/
Adhom6760/
Hadom6757/
Eddum6755/
Eudon6755/
Gidom6754/
Idome6753/
Hedam6749/
Oddom6748/
Edoin6744/
Idgom6741/
Eduon6734/
Iduom6732/
Hodom6731/
Yodom6731/
O'Dom6730/
Jedam6727/
Eadam6724/
Eedam6723/
Ejdum6720/
Gedum6719/
Aduom6717/
Adoom6714/
Edoon6713/
Esdam6711/
Isdom6710/
Edond679/
Eydon678/
Idoum678/
Edgam677/
Edhon677/
Uidom676/
Iedon676/
Jsdom675/
Aadom675/
Hydom674/
Hidom674/
Ehdam674/
Eduim674/
Ejdam673/
Odomm673/
Ydoom673/
Eedum673/
Adoym673/
Iedam672/
Edonn672/
Adomm672/
Odhom672/
Edgon671/
Edaam671/
Edonk671/
Edaum671/
Iddom671/
Hedoń671/
Oedam671/
Oduom671/
Ahdom671/
Eudam671/
Jdotm671/
Edamm670/
Ohdom670/

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