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Where in Edinburgh are Middle Eastern names?

7.5% of classified records in Edinburgh are assigned to the Middle Eastern category. That makes it the 3rd largest of 8 non-local categories in the city. 29 neighbourhoods have published Middle Eastern shares. The combined share in covered United Kingdom cities is 10.7%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Granton and District: 9.5%West Pilton/West Granton: 6%Muirhouse/Salvesen: no dataDrylaw/Telford: 7%Craigmillar: 10.7%Southside: 9.9%Northfield/Willowbrae: 3.6%Tollcross: 6.9%Wester Hailes: 12%Longstone: 3.4%Liberton and District: 11.1%Juniper Green: 6.1%Currie: 4.8%Portobello: 9.2%Balerno: 3.5%West End: 6.3%Murrayfield: 2.8%Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead: 10.2%Hutchison/Chesser: 4.8%Gorgie/Dalry: 11.6%Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson: 10.8%Gilmerton/Inch: 8.5%Leith Harbour & Newhaven: 6.9%New Town/Broughton: 7.1%Old Town: 9.1%Craigentinny/Meadowbank: 8.6%Leith Links: 5.6%Stockbridge/Inverleith: 5%Trinity: 4.3%Leith Central: 9%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.
NeighbourhoodMiddle Eastern shareMiddle Eastern recordsClassified records
Wester Hailes 12% 76 635
Gorgie/Dalry 11.6% 87 747
Liberton and District 11.1% 75 677
Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson 10.8% 90 830
Craigmillar 10.7% 66 617
Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead 10.2% 62 606
Southside 9.9% 89 903
Granton and District 9.5% 66 692
Portobello 9.2% 69 751
Old Town 9.1% 78 859
Leith Central 9% 74 820
Craigentinny/Meadowbank 8.6% 60 694
Gilmerton/Inch 8.5% 57 668
New Town/Broughton 7.1% 54 761
Drylaw/Telford 7% 37 525
Leith Harbour & Newhaven 6.9% 50 723
Tollcross 6.9% 59 853
West End 6.3% 56 885
Juniper Green 6.1% 29 475
West Pilton/West Granton 6% 24 400
Leith Links 5.6% 39 692
Stockbridge/Inverleith 5% 39 776
Currie 4.8% 27 565
Hutchison/Chesser 4.8% 30 627
Trinity 4.3% 26 598
Northfield/Willowbrae 3.6% 23 638
Balerno 3.5% 24 684
Longstone 3.4% 18 528
Murrayfield 2.8% 21 748
Muirhouse/Salvesen Not enough data n/a 127

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