Edebu Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Edebu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 274 | 1:142,479 | 12,806 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
Edebu (15) may also be a first name.
Edebu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edebu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edebu is found most in Uganda. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edebu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Edebu is the 651,048th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edebu reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 142,479. In Uganda Edebu is mostly found in: Kaberamaido District, where 28 percent live, Soroti District, where 26 percent live and Serere District, where 23 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edebau | 91 | 39 | / |
| Gedebu | 91 | 27 | / |
| Ediebu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Eddebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yedebou | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gedebou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ediebou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edebouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edebouy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edibu | 80 | 434 | / |
| Adebu | 80 | 200 | / |
| Edevu | 80 | 81 | / |
| Edobu | 80 | 72 | / |
| Edewu | 80 | 40 | / |
| Idebu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Edabu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Odebu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Heidebus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hedabu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gedevu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Adeibu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Edewou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Edibau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Adebui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adeabu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Edobui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hidebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eidabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edibou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idiebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edeuvu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heddebaut | 71 | 291 | / |
| Heddebaux | 71 | 174 | / |
| Hedeboe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Hedabou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Heddebault | 67 | 3 | / |
| Idebous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adiebou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adebhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hedevus | 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
- 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 Edebu
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