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 found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Edweïk. For other possible spellings of Edweik click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edweik? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Edweik occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edweik reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Edweik is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 25 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 25 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 25 percent are found. Barring Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also found in Libya, where 20 percent are found.
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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