Edon Surname
Approximately 4,674 people bear this surname
Edon Surname User-submission:
The surname Edon means 'son of Eadhun'. Eadhun is a pre-7th century personal name, which comes from ead, meaning 'prosperity' or 'wealth', and hun, meaning 'bear cub'.
Edon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,425 | 1:46,612 | 5,988 |
| Indonesia | 717 | 1:184,448 | 17,738 |
| Philippines | 694 | 1:145,876 | 24,467 |
| Nigeria | 687 | 1:257,850 | 14,842 |
| Benin | 415 | 1:24,905 | 3,327 |
| England | 154 | 1:361,806 | 25,827 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| Ivory Coast | 40 | 1:576,781 | 17,373 |
| Bhutan | 30 | 1:20,535 | 472 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
The alternate forms: Édon (1) are calculated separately.
Edon (3,113) may also be a first name.
Edon Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Edon means 'son of Eadhun'. Eadhun is a pre-7th century personal name, which comes from ead, meaning 'prosperity' or 'wealth', and hun, meaning 'bear cub'.
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Edon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edon (Oriya: ଇଦନ୍, Russian: Эдон, Tibetan: གཡུ་སྒྲོན།) is found most in France. It may occur in the variant forms: Édon. For other possible spellings of Edon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edon? popularity and diffusion
Edon is the 100,994th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,559,167 people. Edon is predominantly found in Asia, where 32 percent of Edon are found; 31 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 24 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 129,155th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 3,113 people.
The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 1,425 people, or 1 in 46,612. In France it is most prevalent in: Pays de la Loire, where 31 percent reside, Martinique, where 27 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside. Apart from France Edon is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.
Edon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Edon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 321 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Edon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Edon surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Edon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.39% less than the national average, earning R 67,992 per year and in United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edon in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଦନ୍ | idan | - |
| Edon in the Tibetan language | ||
| གཡུ་སྒྲོན། | yudrön | 93.33 |
| གཡུ་སྒྲོན་། | yudrön | 3.33 |
| གཡུ་སྒྲོན་ | yudrön | 3.33 |
| Edon in the Russian language | ||
| Эдон | edon | - |
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Footnotes
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