Edegu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Edegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Edegu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edegu is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Edegu.

How Common Is The Last Name Edegu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Edegu is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Edegu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Edegu live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Edegu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Amuria District, where 78 percent live, Ngora District, where 13 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ediegu91253/
Edeagu91127/
Gedegu9124/
Edeugu913/
Edegut911/
Edegou911/
Edeghu911/
Hedegus832/
Edigu80397/
Adegu80218/
Edogu80188/
Idegu80178/
Edagu80130/
Odegu8042/
Odegou7327/
Ediogu7320/
Ideagu7318/
Odiegu7312/
Odeagu7310/
Hadegu735/
Edighu733/
Adeagu733/
Hedagu732/
Ideghu731/
Odeugu731/
Hedigu731/
Adeguh731/
Edaagu731/
Adeigu731/
Edagou731/
Ediggu731/
Adeugu731/
Edhigu731/
Edoghu731/
Idegaud673/
Yihdegu671/
Edoghou671/
Adiegou671/
Adeugau671/

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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 Edegu
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