Edun Surname

44,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Guyana

Edun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,9171:16,2261,571
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
England1831:304,47023,072
Mauritius1251:10,3472,244
Uganda1081:361,47523,506
Guyana781:9,7721,486
Canada551:669,92054,285
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Benin191:543,97934,804
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Edun (588) may also be a first name.

Edun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edun (Hindi: एदुन, Oriya: ଇଦୁନ, Russian: Едун) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Edun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,097th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 618,585 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Edun are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 345,036th most common first name throughout the world, held by 588 people.

Edun is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10,917 people, or 1 in 16,226. In Nigeria Edun is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 40 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Delta, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Edun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Edun last name is chiefly Christian (77%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Edun surname are 10.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Edun earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.35% more than the national average, earning $55,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edung894,565/
Edoun892,447/
Eduin89117/
Gedun8978/
Edeun8941/
Eddun8932/
Esdun8921/
Jedun8918/
Edund899/
Yedun896/
Edunk894/
Edune894/
Eadun893/
Hedun892/
Aedun892/
Edunn892/
Edgun891/
Edumn891/
Eudun891/
Eydun891/
Eedun891/
Edoung80955/
Geduhn80294/
Hedoun80282/
Hedung80123/
Heduin8071/
Eduine8057/
Jedaun8025/
Gedoun8020/
Jedoun8015/
Jedung8011/
Ejdung808/
Eidoun808/
Edundh806/
Geduin806/
Hedgun805/
Eduing802/
Edusin802/
Heidun801/
Haedun801/
Hesdun801/
Hejdun801/
Yehdun801/
Edugne801/
Eduhne801/
Jeedun801/
Edun'g801/
Jedhun801/
Eaduin800/
Edon754,674/
Idun754,599/
Adun754,479/
Odun752,226/
Edum752,181/
Jdun752/
Aiyedun732,275/
Heddoun73692/
Edunova73394/
Hedhuin7338/
Jeedung7333/
Jeddoun7323/
Jedaung7318/
Ayiedun7317/
Geiduhn7314/
Heuduin733/
Eddoune732/
Hedoune732/
Jedoune731/
Oyiedun731/
Aayedun731/
Heudoun731/
Jeudoun731/
Edusink731/
Ehiedun731/
Heedhun731/
Heydoun730/
Hodun673,029/
Idung672,783/
Addun671,479/
Eadon67778/
Hadun67588/
Hedon67452/
Eddon67332/
Adeun67275/
Adaun67218/
Idoun67171/
Aidun67170/
Hedum67134/
Eidon6788/
Itdun6776/
Eidum6772/
Eddum6755/
Jidun6739/
Yedon6738/
Jedon6734/
Edoum6728/
Idund6728/
Ahdun6725/
Heudhuin6724/
Ejdum6720/
Aduin6719/
Gidun6715/
Oduin6714/
Edoon6713/
Iduin6711/
Aadun6711/
Hidun679/
Eydon678/
Odunn677/
Edhon677/
Hedhoune677/
Odeun677/
Uydun677/
Adunn676/
Eyiedung676/
Aydun676/
Iedon676/
Odaun675/
Yedunova674/
Eduim674/
Eedum673/
Iddun673/
Jedum673/
Aaiyedun673/
Yeduchen672/
Aiyeddun672/
Ojdun672/
Edonn672/
Idhun672/
Edoen672/
Edoungue672/
Jedunova672/
Jeddoune671/
Jedounne671/
Idunt671/
Edusingh671/
Ydunt671/
Yedusing671/
Edaum671/
Idune671/
Idaun671/
Jdunn671/
Aiyeduun671/
Ideun671/
Yodun671/
Aduhn671/
Ieddoung671/

Edun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edun in the Oriya language
ଇଦୁନiduna-
Edun in the Hindi language
एदुनeduna50
ईदुनiduna25
इदूनiduna25
Edun in the Russian language
Едунedun-

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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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  • 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 Edun
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