Edun Surname
Approximately 11,781 people bear this surname
Edun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,917 | 1:16,226 | 1,571 |
| United States | 190 | 1:1,907,679 | 123,720 |
| England | 183 | 1:304,470 | 23,072 |
| Mauritius | 125 | 1:10,347 | 2,244 |
| Uganda | 108 | 1:361,475 | 23,506 |
| Guyana | 78 | 1:9,772 | 1,486 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Edun (588) may also be a first name.
Edun Demographics
Edun Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
Edun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edun in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଦୁନ | iduna | - |
| Edun in the Hindi language | ||
| एदुन | eduna | 50 |
| ईदुन | iduna | 25 |
| इदून | iduna | 25 |
| Edun in the Russian language | ||
| Едун | edun | - |
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Edun Reference & Research
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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 Edun
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis