Edosy Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Edosy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edosy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Edosy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edosy occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Edosy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edosy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Edosy is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Edosy live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Edosy is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Edosy is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edossy915/
Edoesy910/
Edosa807,367/
Edosi80162/
Edose80128/
Adosy8015/
Edesy808/
Edasy801/
Odosy801/
Edossa735,837/
Hodosy73156/
Odosyi73153/
Edosha7359/
Edoisi7344/
Edoise7336/
Edossi7334/
Edoshe7327/
Edoisa7327/
Edosie7324/
Edessy7318/
Ahdosy7316/
Eudosi7310/
Idousy735/
Edoshi732/
Edoosa731/
Adousy731/
Edosxi731/
Edhouse67551/
Hodossy67271/
Edgoose67205/
Edeşsoy675/
Edussey672/
Hedeshy672/
Adousay672/
Edoschi672/
Edgoshi671/
Edoussi671/
Odoseey671/
Haydosy671/
Ejdhose671/
Yedassy671/
Hedoces671/
Eddadsy671/
Edogiey671/
Edoysie671/
Edoscie671/
Hydoshy671/
Edassay671/
Hedossi671/

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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
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  • 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 Edosy
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