Eið Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Faroe Islands
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Eið Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eið Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Faroe Islands121:4,083465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Ei (1,241,312) are calculated separately.

Eið Last Name Facts

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

Eið is more frequently found in The Faroe Islands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ei. Click here for further potential spellings of Eið.

How Common Is The Last Name Eið? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Eið are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Eið is most frequent in The Faroe Islands, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,083. Barring The Faroe Islands Eið occurs in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ei931,241,312/
Heiða753/
Eid67411,920/
Hei678,953/
Eyi676,932/
Eji673,570/
Eis672,606/
Eie67878/
Eio67560/
Eii67425/
Eia67338/
Eiz67294/
Eit67269/
Eip6779/
Eij6751/
Eui6739/
Eić6734/
Eih6718/
Eiu6713/
Eiß6713/
Eiõ671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Eið
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