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
The surname Edeku is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Edeku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 536,820th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. The last name Edeku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edeku live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 72,699. In Uganda Edeku is primarily found in: Soroti District, where 27 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 23 percent reside and Amuria District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
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
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