Edelu Surname

186,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Edelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Uganda1641:238,04417,995
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India81:95,883,173728,828

Edelu (14) may also be a first name.

Edelu Last Name Facts

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

Edelu (Oriya: ଏେଡଲୁ) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Edelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Edelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,185th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,203,317 people. The surname Edelu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edelu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Edelu is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 14 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edielu91219/
Yedelu9113/
Gedelu917/
Edeulu914/
Edealu913/
Edelus911/
Edeleu911/
Edeluy911/
Edelius8317/
Gedelau831/
Hedielu831/
Edeleus831/
Edelaud830/
Edilu802,285/
Adelu802,225/
Odelu801,567/
Edolu80121/
Edalu8085/
Idelu8036/
Hedelius77175/
Edelhaus775/
Ejdelius774/
Jedehlou772/
Gedilu732,898/
Adealu73125/
Adaelu7366/
Odhelu7325/
Hedalu7319/
Adelau7312/
Adeelu7310/
Adeleu735/
Ediolu735/
Odealu735/
Jidelu734/
Adeilu733/
Addelu733/
Odelui732/
Odelau732/
Idielu731/
Idaelu731/
Idelux731/
Adelui731/
Idelus731/
Iddelu731/
Adeluy731/
Aedolu731/
Adielu731/
Adhelu731/
Ohdelu731/
Jed'ehlou7128/
Jedeloo6723/
Adelouï6721/
Adelahu6716/
Eidilou6713/
Adeelou677/
Eedholu673/
Jiddelu672/
Ideluis672/
Hidealu671/
Eddilus671/
Edoilus671/
Yedilou671/
Gaidelu671/

Edelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edelu in the Oriya language
ଏେଡଲୁeedalu-

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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 Edelu
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