Edong Surname
Approximately 2,100 people bear this surname
Edong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,040 | 1:19,970 | 2,715 |
| Uganda | 519 | 1:75,220 | 8,221 |
| Philippines | 403 | 1:251,211 | 37,527 |
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Edong (642) may also be a first name.
Edong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edong occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edong? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 198,981st most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,470,260 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Edong are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 328,241st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 642 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,040 people, or 1 in 19,970. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 40 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 20 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Edong exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 19 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Edong
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