Apedu Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Apedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7271:53,6996,404
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England101:5,571,806158,774

Apedu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apedu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apedu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 339,513th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,729,036 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Apedu reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Apedu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 727 people, or 1 in 53,699. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Amuria District, where 65 percent reside, Soroti District, where 24 percent reside and Katakwi District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Apedu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 32 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apeadu912,396/
Apiedu91364/
Apeddu91136/
Apedou9141/
Appedu9125/
Apaedu911/
Appiedu83699/
Appeadu83497/
Appeddu83227/
Apeydou831/
Appedou831/
Epedu80490/
Apodu80159/
Apadu8025/
Opedu8023/
Apidu803/
Appadu731,917/
Apedoe73592/
Hapidu7314/
Appodu739/
Apodhu737/
Opeudu733/
Apadau732/
Apedoo731/
Epeduh731/
Opedus731/
Apaddu731/
Apeidoo6711/
Hapidou676/
Appadou672/
Appaddu671/
Epidu60555/
Opidu6020/
Epadu6017/
Opadu601/
Epodu601/
Opodhu552/
Apidoo551/
Opedoo551/
Opidhu551/
Epidou551/
Gopidu551/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Apedu
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