Adedu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Adedu Last Name Facts

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

Adedu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adedu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Adedu reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 30 percent live, Kwara, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 22 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adeadu915/
Gadedu913/
Adedou912/
Adehdu911/
Adeudu911/
Hadedu911/
Gadeddu8372/
Hadedou8313/
Adiedou8310/
Aydoedu832/
Adeidou831/
Adedoud831/
Adadu801,434/
Adidu80325/
Adodu8038/
Ededu8018/
Odedu801/
Haddedou7725/
Ajdeidou776/
Hadeddou772/
Hadaedou771/
Adidou73645/
Adaidu73375/
Ediedu73166/
Aydodu73129/
Adadau7337/
Hadidu7312/
Addadu736/
Hadadu735/
Adiodu734/
Adaadu734/
Adoduh734/
Gadidu734/
Adihdu733/
Edeudu733/
Odiedu733/
Adhadu733/
Aduidu731/
Adiduu731/
Adahdu731/
Adedoo731/
Hededu731/
Edeidu731/
Edaddu731/
Ahdidou67653/
Hadiduh67641/
Hadidou67368/
Aadidou67136/
Adaiduh679/
Aydoydu675/
Odeudeu673/
Haddadu673/
Aidohdu671/
Adjdoud671/
Addodui671/
Hodehdu671/
Ajdidou671/
Eddedou671/

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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 Adedu
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