Edamu Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Edamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Edamu (11) may also be a first name.
Edamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edamu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Edamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edamu? popularity and diffusion
Edamu is the 1,459,453rd most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Edamu live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Edamu is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda Edamu is primarily concentrated in: Serere District, where 68 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 27 percent live and Amuria District, where 3 percent live. Aside from Uganda Edamu occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gedamu | 91 | 14,718 | / |
| Hedamu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Eadamu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aedamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edamou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edeamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yedamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edhamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eddamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jedamus | 83 | 35 | / |
| Geddamu | 83 | 33 | / |
| Jedamou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jhedamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gedamuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edameut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adamu | 80 | 2,202,244 | / |
| Edemu | 80 | 420 | / |
| Edomu | 80 | 154 | / |
| Odamu | 80 | 42 | / |
| Idamu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Eddamouh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jeddamou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Edahmoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aadamu | 73 | 320 | / |
| Ahdamu | 73 | 196 | / |
| Adaamu | 73 | 188 | / |
| Adammu | 73 | 92 | / |
| Hadamu | 73 | 85 | / |
| Adamau | 73 | 73 | / |
| Edeimu | 73 | 59 | / |
| Adamuh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Adamui | 73 | 24 | / |
| Addamu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Aidamu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Idamou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Adaumu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Adeamu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Adhamu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Adamuy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Edhemu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Adaemu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Adaimu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ajdamu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hidamu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Atdamu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hodamu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Adamuj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adahmu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Edemeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edomus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adameu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gidamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edeemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edamoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aydamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odeamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edhomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edomui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idamus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iddamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edemmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odamuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odaumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahadamu | 67 | 2,064 | / |
| Idhamou | 67 | 481 | / |
| Edoumou | 67 | 176 | / |
| Hidamus | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hadhamu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Adahamu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aidamus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aadaamu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ahdamou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Idammou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Adahmui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eddaamouch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hidamou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yiddamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hydamus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adammuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giddamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaidamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gidamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadammu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adammmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haadamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adhamuu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Edamu
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