Edwe Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Edwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
Edwe (47) may also be a first name.
Edwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭﺍ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,106,139th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edwe reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 47 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 47 percent are found, Taraba, where 47 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Edwe exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edweu | 89 | 408 | / |
| Edwep | 89 | 31 | / |
| Edwee | 89 | 7 | / |
| Edwey | 89 | 5 | / |
| Hedwe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Edweh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Edwie | 89 | 2 | / |
| Edwei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Edhwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Edw | 86 | 99 | / |
| Edweih | 80 | 33 | / |
| Edwije | 80 | 4 | / |
| Edwy | 75 | 2,720 | / |
| Odwe | 75 | 419 | / |
| Edwi | 75 | 207 | / |
| Edwa | 75 | 176 | / |
| Adwe | 75 | 169 | / |
| Edue | 75 | 63 | / |
| Edve | 75 | 27 | / |
| Edbe | 75 | 22 | / |
| Hedw | 75 | 9 | / |
| Etwe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Edwh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Idwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ejdw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eidw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eedw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eadw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ydwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Edweesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edweads | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odwee | 67 | 487 | / |
| Eduep | 67 | 337 | / |
| Adwey | 67 | 123 | / |
| Etweu | 67 | 98 | / |
| Adwee | 67 | 87 | / |
| Hedbe | 67 | 85 | / |
| Edves | 67 | 46 | / |
| Edvie | 67 | 37 | / |
| Edoue | 67 | 28 | / |
| Edveş | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ajdwe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Edway | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hedwi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hedwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hedue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Adwei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hadwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Edbey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hedve | 67 | 7 | / |
| Edwih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eduet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eidwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edved | 67 | 2 | / |
| Idweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edvei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edwij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edhbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Etwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeedw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eidew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gedwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edwht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eadew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eadve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eduez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eedue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gedve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edveș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edvey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eudwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ethwe | 67 | 1 | / |
Edwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺩﻭﺍ | adwa | 20 |
| ﺍﺩﻭ | adw | 20 |
| ﺃﺩﻭﻱ | adwy | 20 |
| ﺃﺩﻭﻩ | adwh | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻩ | aldwh | 20 |
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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 Edwe
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