Awedu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Awedu (12) may also be a first name.

Awedu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awedu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Awedu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awedu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awedu reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awedu is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Awedu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 40 percent reside, Kogi, where 20 percent reside and Niger, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Aedu8950/
Abedu8012,858/
Awodu80422/
Ayedu80210/
Aeddu8058/
Awadu8040/
Ewedu8014/
Aedhu8011/
Ajedu806/
Aiedu805/
Aedui802/
Awidu801/
Avedu801/
Awouedeu772/
Abedou73139/
Avedou7327/
Awidou7325/
Ayedou7310/
Oweidu735/
Ahwodu734/
Hawadu733/
Hayedu733/
Ayeedu733/
Haedou732/
Abeidu732/
Haedau732/
Awedoo731/
Auwadu731/
Ayiedu731/
Hawodu731/
Awidau731/
Awwadu731/
Ajvedu731/
Abeedu731/
Howedu731/
Gayedu731/
Audu67415,024/
Abeidou671,000/
Aidu67677/
Yedu67596/
Abeddou67522/
Eudu67506/
Eidu67333/
Eedu67254/
Awaidou67109/
Aydu6754/
Eadu6749/
Adeu6746/
Eydu6715/
Iedu6711/
Ahwadou676/
Hawidou675/
Ajeddou675/
Abeydou673/
Gayedou673/
Habedou673/
Hawaidu671/
Aiedouy671/
Ewheidu671/
Hauwadu671/
Uedu671/
Oweidou671/
Abedouh671/
Awadouh671/
Awaydou671/
Aouedou671/

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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 Awedu
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