Edweik Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Edweik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
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
Edweik (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭﻳﻚ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Edweïk. Click here for other possible spellings of Edweik.
How Common Is The Last Name Edweik? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Edweik occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edweik live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Edweik is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Edweik is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 25 percent live, Brakna Region, where 25 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 25 percent live. Aside from Mauritania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Libya, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edweïk | 94 | 1 | / |
| Edweick | 92 | 6 | / |
| Edweike | 92 | 1 | / |
| Edwik | 91 | 6 | / |
| Edwick | 83 | 168 | / |
| Hedwik | 83 | 14 | / |
| Edwike | 83 | 7 | / |
| Edbeik | 83 | 2 | / |
| Idweik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edweyk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hedwick | 77 | 7 | / |
| Edbeick | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adwek | 73 | 218 | / |
| Edvik | 73 | 66 | / |
| Eduek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Adwik | 73 | 4 | / |
| Edwig | 73 | 3 | / |
| Odwek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Edwak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eduik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edwix | 73 | 1 | / |
| Etwik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Headwick | 71 | 3 | / |
| Headweek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haedwick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hedwig | 67 | 1,077 | / |
| Adwick | 67 | 85 | / |
| Adweek | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hedvik | 67 | 48 | / |
| Jedvik | 67 | 18 | / |
| Adwikh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hetwik | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gedwig | 67 | 8 | / |
| Estwik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Adwaik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gedweg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jedwak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hedbik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oeduek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idweke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edwouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adweck | 67 | 1 | / |
Edweik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edweik in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺩﻭﻳﻚ | adwyk | 60 |
| ﺃﺩﻭﻳﻚ | adwyk | 40 |
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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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- 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 Edweik
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