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
Edamu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Edamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Edamu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,459,453rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Edamu live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda Edamu is most numerous in: Serere District, where 68 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 27 percent reside and Amuria District, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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