Edong Surname

198,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Edong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,0401:19,9702,715
Uganda5191:75,2208,221
Philippines4031:251,21137,527
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

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 last name Edong is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edong? popularity and diffusion

Edong is the 198,981st most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,470,260 people. The last name Edong occurs mostly 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. Edong is also the 328,241st most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 642 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,040 people, or 1 in 19,970. In Cameroon Edong is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 40 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 20 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edoung91955/
Gedong91247/
Eddong91132/
Edoeng9148/
Yedong9124/
Ejdong9122/
Hedong9119/
Edoyng911/
Edhong911/
Jedong911/
Edon894,674/
Edongue83237/
Geddong8331/
Jeudong8325/
Heudong8310/
Jiedong832/
Haedong831/
Adong8083,829/
Odong8041,282/
Edung804,565/
Edang803,497/
Edoun802,447/
Idong801,282/
Eadon80778/
Hedon80452/
Gedon80342/
Eddon80332/
Esdon80166/
Eidon8088/
Edone8083/
Eudon8055/
Edoin8044/
Eduon8034/
Edoon8013/
Edond809/
Eydon808/
Edhon807/
Iedon806/
Edonn802/
Edgon801/
Edonk801/
Edoungue772/
Heudoung771/
Ieddoung771/
Heydon732,345/
Headon731,243/
Easdon73539/
Heddon73409/
Hodong73316/
Gedang73288/
Hedoun73282/
Odhong73222/
Hedoin73209/
Yodong73198/
Oduong73197/
Esdang73150/
Hedung73123/
Gedung7396/
Jedang7386/
Hesdon7378/
Hadong7371/
Jidong7357/
Hedont7356/
Etdang7346/
Ajdong7344/
Yidong7328/
Gidong7328/
Hedang7327/
Iddong7327/
Gedoon7327/
Idoing7322/
Yedang7322/
Geddon7321/
Gedoun7320/
Aidong7318/
Oedang7315/
Addong7315/
Ahdong7313/
Odoing7312/
Hidong7310/
Ejdung738/
Eidoun738/
Aduong737/
Heedon736/
Eddang736/
Oidong736/
Atdong735/
Edoine735/
Heidon734/
Eidone734/
Idoung733/
Geydon732/
Eduing732/
Eiddon732/
Adoong732/
Adhong732/
Eisdon732/
Eddone732/
Edonne732/
Isdong732/
Hedonk731/
Edhone731/
Heudon731/
Adongh731/
Edonke731/
Edosen731/
Eduonk731/
Edoinn731/
Hydong731/
O'Dong731/
Aedang731/
Eadoon731/
Aydong731/
Edun'g731/
Gedoin731/
Eudoyn731/
Geedon730/
Edungs730/
Edom678,852/
Edan673,468/
Idon671,256/
Jdon67806/
Heddoun67692/
Heidotting67226/
Headdon6764/
Yodhong6760/
Haidong6739/
Jeedung6733/
Jaidong6732/
Jeedang6723/
Heydond6721/
Jedaung6718/
Haduong6715/
Uydeong6710/
Ydon6710/
Huidong679/
Aidoung679/
Heidang677/
Jidongs677/
Hatdong676/
Uyduong673/
Hadoung672/
Eddoune672/
Gaidong672/
Edoisin672/
Edangne672/
Jiodong672/
Hedoune672/
Addoung672/
Edasing671/
Eddungs671/
Edonova671/
Geddung671/
Geedung671/
Heudoun671/
Hoddong671/
Édon671/
Edangue671/
Oduon'g671/
Odhuong671/
Adhuong671/
Odhoung671/
Eadhang671/
Edoshyn671/
Hiedoin670/
Heydoun670/

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Footnotes

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