Edwa Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Edwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Edwa (133) may also be a first name.

Edwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭﻩ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Edwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Edwa reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Edwa is also the 804,402nd most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 133 people.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Edwa Last Name Statistics demography

Edwa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aedwa8922/
Edway8922/
Hedwa8917/
Eidwa893/
Edwah892/
Edhwa891/
Hedwat8026/
Edwaya804/
Edwach802/
Eidwad801/
Eidway801/
Edwadz801/
Edwapp801/
Edwats801/
Edwais801/
Edwaud801/
Hedwah801/
Edwhad801/
Oedway800/
Gedway800/
Edwy752,720/
Adwa751,653/
Edua75422/
Odwa75222/
Edwi75207/
Edwe7580/
Idwa7570/
Etwa7537/
Edva7532/
Edba7525/
Jdwa754/
Edwo751/
Headway738/
Edwatds737/
Edwasds732/
Edweads731/
Hedwaya731/
Edwadds731/
Hedba671,206/
Edweu67408/
Adway67117/
Eduat67115/
Eduad6784/
Hadwa6784/
Adhwa6742/
Edwep6731/
Etwau6719/
Hedwi6719/
Etwah6716/
Hedva6715/
Adwah6713/
Etwap6712/
Odwaa678/
Etwai678/
Eduas678/
Gedua677/
Edwee677/
Odway677/
Gedva677/
Aidwa677/
Edbay677/
Adwaa677/
Edvad676/
Eduay675/
Edwey675/
Hedwe674/
Edwih674/
Adwai674/
Idwai674/
Oedua673/
Edwij672/
Hedua672/
Edwie672/
Odwua672/
Eadua672/
Edweh672/
Odhwa671/
Idwah671/
Jdwad671/
Gedwy671/
Adwha671/
Hetwa671/
Eudua671/
Edwei671/
Edhwe671/
Eidwo671/
Idwaz671/
Edwho671/
Edhua671/
Edwou671/
Edwoo671/
Edvaz671/
Eduap671/
Addwa671/
Eudwi671/
Iddwa671/
Getwa671/
Eidua671/
Heideway670/

Edwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﻭﻩadwh28.57
ﺃﺩﻭﻩadwh28.57
ﺃﺩﻭﺍadwa14.29
ﺃﺩﻭadw14.29
ﺍﺩﻭadw14.29

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