Edwad Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

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

Edwad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edwad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Edwad (412) may also be a first name.

Edwad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edwad (Oriya: ଏଡୱାଡ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Edwad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edwad? popularity and diffusion

Edwad is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Edwad are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edwad is also the 423,803rd most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 412 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Edwad is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 46 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 29 percent are found and Oyo, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Edwadz911/
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Eidwad911/
Edwead911/
Edwatds837/
Edwasds832/
Edweads831/
Edwadds831/
Eduad8084/
Etwad8022/
Edvad806/
Adwad804/
Edwat803/
Jdwad801/
Edwod801/
Hedwat7326/
Edwood738/
Eidbad733/
Hadwad732/
Edwats731/
Edwath731/
Edwait731/
Aidwad731/
Hedwod731/
Edwoud731/
Hedwood6741/
Gaidwad674/
Gaydwad672/
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Edwad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edwad in the Oriya language
ଏଡୱାଡedawada57.14
ଏଡ୍ୱାଡedwada28.57
ଏଡୱାଡର୍edawadar14.29

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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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  • 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 Edwad
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