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Where in Edinburgh are South Asian names?

6.2% of classified records in Edinburgh are assigned to the South Asian category. That makes it the 4th largest of 8 non-local categories in the city. 29 neighbourhoods have published South Asian shares. The combined share in covered United Kingdom cities is 9.9%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Granton and District: 6.8%West Pilton/West Granton: 5.5%Muirhouse/Salvesen: no dataDrylaw/Telford: 4.6%Craigmillar: 5.3%Southside: 8.1%Northfield/Willowbrae: 4.5%Tollcross: 5.9%Wester Hailes: 5%Longstone: 8%Liberton and District: 6.2%Juniper Green: 3.8%Currie: 6.2%Portobello: 3.7%Balerno: 4.4%West End: 5.6%Murrayfield: 4.4%Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead: 6.6%Hutchison/Chesser: 6.7%Gorgie/Dalry: 15.9%Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson: 11.9%Gilmerton/Inch: 5.5%Leith Harbour & Newhaven: 6.4%New Town/Broughton: 3.9%Old Town: 6.2%Craigentinny/Meadowbank: 4%Leith Links: 6.4%Stockbridge/Inverleith: 4.6%Trinity: 5%Leith Central: 6.1%0%15%+no data or suppressed
IndoEuroMap data. A category percentage is its share of retained classified source records. It is not a percentage of residents. Method: how IndoEuroMap classifies records.
Edinburgh: 20,104 classified records in 30 neighbourhoods. 29 neighbourhoods have a published share for this category. The table ranks them by that share. 1 neighbourhoods do not have enough data and come last.
NeighbourhoodSouth Asian shareSouth Asian recordsClassified records
Gorgie/Dalry 15.9% 119 747
Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson 11.9% 99 830
Southside 8.1% 73 903
Longstone 8% 42 528
Granton and District 6.8% 47 692
Hutchison/Chesser 6.7% 42 627
Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead 6.6% 40 606
Leith Harbour & Newhaven 6.4% 46 723
Leith Links 6.4% 44 692
Currie 6.2% 35 565
Liberton and District 6.2% 42 677
Old Town 6.2% 53 859
Leith Central 6.1% 50 820
Tollcross 5.9% 50 853
West End 5.6% 50 885
Gilmerton/Inch 5.5% 37 668
West Pilton/West Granton 5.5% 22 400
Craigmillar 5.3% 33 617
Trinity 5% 30 598
Wester Hailes 5% 32 635
Drylaw/Telford 4.6% 24 525
Stockbridge/Inverleith 4.6% 36 776
Northfield/Willowbrae 4.5% 29 638
Balerno 4.4% 30 684
Murrayfield 4.4% 33 748
Craigentinny/Meadowbank 4% 28 694
New Town/Broughton 3.9% 30 761
Juniper Green 3.8% 18 475
Portobello 3.7% 28 751
Muirhouse/Salvesen Not enough data n/a 127

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