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

The surname Edatu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Edatu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 897,852nd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edatu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Edatu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 131,445. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Soroti District, where 46 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 25 percent live and Amuria District, where 19 percent live. Apart from Uganda Edatu exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent live.

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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  • 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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