Ederu Surname

166,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ederu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ederu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,5891:15,0792,378
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ederu (17) may also be a first name.

Ederu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ederu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ederu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ederu is the 166,914th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,811,553 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ederu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,589 people, or 1 in 15,079. In Uganda Ederu is most numerous in: Arua District, where 56 percent live, Maracha District, where 13 percent live and Yumbe District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edieru9137/
Ederus9125/
Edheru911/
Ederud911/
Edereu911/
Ederau911/
Edeeru911/
Edeyru911/
Eaderu911/
Jederu911/
Jederud8318/
Hederus8311/
Ejderud838/
Hederud836/
Edderud833/
Edierau831/
Gederou831/
Ederout831/
Yedheru831/
Edoru80522/
Aderu80454/
Ediru80395/
Edaru80368/
Ideru80270/
Jderu80121/
Oderu8045/
Yderu801/
Hejderup7733/
Ederoush7714/
Aiyederu7710/
Iderus73152/
Idieru7345/
Iderut7330/
Edairu7326/
Edjrou7320/
Aaderu7314/
Hyderu7313/
Iderup7311/
Iderud739/
Hedaru737/
Odeeru736/
Jideru734/
Jderus733/
Aideru732/
Odeiru732/
Eddaru731/
Odheru731/
Edaruj731/
Adderu731/
Yideru731/
Adeuru731/
Edirou731/
Jîderu731/
Adereu731/
Aderru731/
E'Daru731/
Adearu731/
Haderu731/
Ejderhult711/
Ayderus6726/
Jyderup6713/
Jäderup6712/
Jiderud674/
Hiderud673/
Heydaru672/
Hedjrou671/
Hiderou671/
Aiderus671/
Ihideru671/
Adejrou671/

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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 Ederu
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