Edweik Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Edweik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edweik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

The alternate forms: Edweïk (1) are calculated separately.

Edweik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edweik (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭﻳﻚ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Edweïk. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edweik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Edweik is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edweik are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Edweik is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Edweik is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 25 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 25 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Libya, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edweïk941/
Edweick926/
Edweike921/
Edwik916/
Edwick83168/
Hedwik8314/
Edwike837/
Edbeik832/
Idweik831/
Edweyk831/
Hedwick777/
Edbeick771/
Adwek73218/
Edvik7366/
Eduek736/
Adwik734/
Edwig733/
Odwek733/
Edwak731/
Eduik731/
Edwix731/
Etwik731/
Headwick713/
Headweek711/
Haedwick711/
Hedwig671,077/
Adwick6785/
Adweek6758/
Hedvik6748/
Jedvik6718/
Adwikh6716/
Hetwik6714/
Gedwig678/
Estwik674/
Adwaik673/
Gedweg672/
Jedwak671/
Hedbik671/
Oeduek671/
Idweke671/
Edwouk671/
Adweck671/

Edweik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edweik in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﻭﻳﻚadwyk60
ﺃﺩﻭﻳﻚadwyk40

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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 Edweik
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