Edum Surname

192,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Edum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8111:97,8156,682
Cameroon3131:66,3558,394
India191:40,371,862445,856
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Edum (346) may also be a first name.

Edum Last Name Facts

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

Edum has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 192,952nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,341,378 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Edum live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 468,941st most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 346 people.

The surname Edum is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,811 people, or 1 in 97,815. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 45 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 31 percent reside and Cross River, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Edum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edume89411/
Hedum89134/
Eidum8972/
Eddum8955/
Edoum8928/
Ejdum8920/
Gedum8919/
Eduim894/
Aedum894/
Eedum893/
Jedum893/
Edumn891/
Edaum891/
Gedeum80625/
Heedum8047/
Heidum8045/
Edoume8026/
Hedaum8013/
Jhedum808/
Eddoum806/
Gedoum805/
Eeddum803/
Geddum803/
Ihedum803/
Eddume802/
Hedoum802/
Eaddum802/
Eudeum801/
Gedaum801/
Edumme801/
Yedoum801/
Heduim801/
Odum7523,647/
Edun7511,781/
Edom758,852/
Adum753,938/
Idum75300/
Ydum751/
Jedhoum7336/
Ehiedum7312/
Heddoum734/
Geidoum734/
Hedhoum733/
Aedouhm733/
Aiyedum733/
Heudoum733/
Gedhoum732/
Eduitem731/
Yedoume731/
Eddhoum731/
Edung674,565/
Edoun672,447/
Idume671,108/
Hodum67395/
Iddum67283/
Aadum67201/
Eduin67117/
Gedun6778/
Adaum6772/
Eddom6761/
Addum6760/
Edeun6741/
Gidum6738/
Eddun6732/
Jidum6724/
Esdun6721/
Hadum6716/
Edomm6714/
Hedom6713/
Oduim6713/
Adhum6713/
Idhum6711/
Oidum6711/
Eidom6710/
Edoom6710/
Hidum679/
Edund679/
Idoum678/
Odaum677/
Uydum676/
Edunk674/
Idumm674/
Edune674/
Eadom674/
Oddum673/
Yidum673/
Eadun673/
Hedun672/
Odeum672/
Edunn672/
Iheadume672/
Edgun671/
Edoem671/
Eydumova671/
Aidum671/
Yodum671/
Yedom671/
Iidum671/
Jduim671/
Eudun671/
Eydun671/
Jedom671/
Ehieduym671/
Ohdum671/
Eedun671/
Eidumova671/
Jduum671/
O'Dum670/
Odhum670/

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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 Edum
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