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Where Does The Last Name Edwin Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Edwin (Arabic: أيدوين, Hindi: एडविन, Marathi: एडिवन, Oriya: ଏଡୱିନ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Edwin? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Edwin is the 10,543^rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 136,696 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Edwin reside; 35 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 408^th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 1,687,100 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 16,428 people, or 1 in 10,783. In Nigeria Edwin is most common in: Rivers, where 11 percent reside, Benue, where 11 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 130 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Edwin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Edwin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Edwin last name increased 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edwin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Armenian Apostolic (40%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Edwin surname are 0.95999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Edwin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.06% more than the national average, earning 463,955 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.41% more than the national average, earning R 393,084 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.54% less than the national average, earning $16,450,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.02% less than the national average, earning $38,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $49,186 CAD per year.