Edatu Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Edatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2971:131,44512,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Edatu Last Name Facts

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

Edatu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Edatu is the 897,852nd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edatu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 131,445. In Uganda Edatu is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 46 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 25 percent reside and Amuria District, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edeatu9124/
Edattu9124/
Jedatu915/
Edaitu911/
E'Datu911/
Edatou911/
Yedeatu831/
Adatu80191/
Edotu80172/
Idatu8095/
Edetu8029/
Odatu803/
Eadgattu773/
Heddatou771/
Addatu731,660/
Eduotu7395/
Adeatu7327/
Hidatu7322/
Adaitu7312/
Hadatu737/
Gidatu735/
Idaitu733/
Yidatu732/
Odaatu732/
Edoutu732/
Idatou731/
Adattu731/
Adatui731/
Hodatu731/
Adaatu731/
Edotuh731/
Edostu731/
Edethu731/
Adateu731/
Adatau731/
Idgattu6738/
Edgottu676/
Hidatus676/
Edeytou673/
Hidatou672/
Jedatoo671/
Edoutou671/
Addatou671/

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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 Edatu
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