Edeku Surname
Approximately 600 people bear this surname
Edeku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 537 | 1:72,699 | 7,997 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
Edeku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edeku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edeku is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Edeku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 536,820th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edeku are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 537 people, or 1 in 72,699. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 27 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 23 percent live and Amuria District, where 14 percent live. Other than Uganda Edeku is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edekou | 91 | 62 | / |
| Edheku | 91 | 26 | / |
| Edieku | 91 | 7 | / |
| Eddeku | 91 | 1 | / |
| E'Deku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edeiku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edeukeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adeku | 80 | 3,489 | / |
| Edoku | 80 | 697 | / |
| Ediku | 80 | 687 | / |
| Odeku | 80 | 613 | / |
| Ideku | 80 | 370 | / |
| Edaku | 80 | 296 | / |
| Edecu | 80 | 159 | / |
| Ydeku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edikou | 73 | 1,483 | / |
| Edikeu | 73 | 516 | / |
| Adeiku | 73 | 205 | / |
| Adieku | 73 | 95 | / |
| Adeeku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Idieku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hedaku | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eadaku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Edikut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Edikuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adeuku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edhaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eedaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yideku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yediku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aediku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edokou | 73 | 1 | / |
| E'Diku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idheku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idekut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edokku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edikau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odekeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adekeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adeaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hadekou | 67 | 125 | / |
| Ediqueu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Adiekou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eedaaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ideekut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yedikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeïkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edickeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jideaku | 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 Edeku
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis