Emdon Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Emdon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England111:5,065,278148,650
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Emdon (25) may also be a first name.

Emdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emdon is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emdon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Emdon is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Emdon live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Emdon is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 25 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa Emdon is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 40 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Emdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Emdon has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Emdon surname increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emdon Last Name Statistics demography

Emdon earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.32% less than the national average, earning R 146,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemdon9111/
Emdong916/
Emdoun911/
Gemdon911/
Emdond911/
Emdoung839/
Yemdong834/
Hemdoun832/
Heamdon830/
Endon80450/
Amdon80195/
Emdan8028/
Imdon808/
Heimdoun7746/
Yemdoung773/
Hemdan7320,459/
Hendon735,186/
Hamdon734,437/
Endong731,092/
Gendon73292/
Yomdon73228/
Yemdom7360/
Endone7334/
Jimdon7313/
Himdon739/
Omdoun735/
Imdong734/
Jemdan732/
Ymdong732/
Yimdon732/
Emdang731/
Emdane731/
Heimdoune7139/
Heymedoun711/
Heïmdoune711/
Hamdoon674,281/
Hemdane67154/
Hendong6750/
Heindon677/
Hemdang677/
Hemmdan674/
Gemdhan672/
Jeendon672/
Etimdan672/
Yemdoum672/
Yimdoun671/
Heimedoune671/
Endoong671/
H'Eimdoune671/
Hendonn671/
Yemdane671/
Hamduon671/
Endogne671/
Ymdoung671/
Imdoung671/
Heamdan671/
Jiendon671/
Eamdang671/
Aimdong671/
Aimedon671/
Henddon670/
Henndon670/
Heandon670/
Hesndon670/
Hendoon670/
Hendone670/
Endosen670/

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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 Emdon
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