Edetu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Edetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Edetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edetu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edetu? popularity and diffusion

Edetu is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edetu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Edetu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Edetu is mostly found in: Serere District, where 68 percent live, Amuria District, where 7 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Uganda Edetu occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edeatu9124/
Gedetu911/
Edgetu911/
Edethu911/
Edeytou833/
Yedeatu831/
Edestut831/
Adetu801,408/
Edatu80298/
Edotu80172/
Editu8092/
Idetu809/
Odetu809/
Adeatu7327/
Edattu7324/
Edittu7318/
Odetau737/
Adeetu735/
Hidetu735/
Editou735/
Adietu734/
Geditu734/
Idietu733/
Adoetu732/
Adettu732/
Edaitu731/
Odietu731/
Editus731/
E'Datu731/
Adeutu731/
Edotuh731/
Adeitu731/
Eiditu731/
Ediotu731/
Edytou731/
Edatou731/
Adettuu673/
Edithou671/
Ideytou671/

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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 Edetu
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