Pedison Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Pedison Surname User-submission:

The name Pedison was created by Antonios Paideusiss at some point on his first voyage to America from Greece. He registered this name for himself and his new bride Anthipi after another visit to Greece to visit Family and bring her back to America with him.

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Pedison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pedison (224) may also be a first name.

Pedison Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Pedison was created by Antonios Paideusiss at some point on his first voyage to America from Greece. He registered this name for himself and his new bride Anthipi after another visit to Greece to visit Family and bring her back to America with him. Additionally, he changed his name to Anthony. He came from a family of nine siblings on the island of Chios. They all adopted this surname when immigrating personally. Now Pedisons are spread out around the country, some residing in Texas where 'Papa' (as he was known to children and grandchildren alike) settled.

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Pedison Last Name Facts

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

Pedison (Russian: Педисон) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedison? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pedison is the 2,689,253rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Pedison occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Pedison reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 601,629th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 224 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 78 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 22 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Israel, where 8 percent are found.

Pedison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pedison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pedison surname expanded 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pedison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pedison last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Pedison earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.52% less than the national average, earning $33,430 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peddison930/
Peddieson8838/
Peedisson8819/
Pidison8615/
Pedeson867/
Pedisane8016/
Peddyson801/
Pedesson801/
Pedeisen801/
Peedysson751/
Pedican7199/
Pedesen7120/
Pedesan710/
Pedesane678/
Pedizane671/
Pedeasen671/
Pedessen670/
Pedezan571/
Paidican5320/
Piodesan534/
Pedyjaun530/

Pedison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pedison in the Russian language
Педисонpedison-

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