Edewo Surname

299,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Edewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2701:139,4828,973
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Edewo (78) may also be a first name.

Edewo Last Name Facts

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

Edewo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edewo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 299,135th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. The last name Edewo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edewo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edewo is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 78 people.

Edewo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,270 people, or 1 in 139,482. In Nigeria Edewo is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 92 percent live, Delta, where 3 percent live and Bayelsa, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Edewo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Edewo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edewoh9158/
Edewho9123/
Edewou917/
Edeawo917/
Edewoi912/
Ediewo911/
Aedewoy832/
Edewhos831/
Edewa80412/
Odewo80218/
Adewo80164/
Edevo80142/
Edebo80118/
Edawo8033/
Idewo8020/
Edowo807/
Ediwo805/
Hoedewou771/
Gedewa7334/
Hedebo7328/
Edhowo7321/
Ediewa7321/
Hedawo7319/
Edeawa7313/
Eddewa7312/
Ediwot7312/
Edevoh7311/
Eidebo7310/
Adeawo737/
Eddebo735/
Edeuwa735/
Edeibo734/
Edewad733/
Aadewo733/
Adewoh733/
Idaewo732/
Aedowo731/
Adewoo731/
Idejwo731/
Idewoh731/
Odiewo731/
Adeuwo731/
Edhewa731/
Edeewa731/
Edawou731/
Edebuo731/
Idaewoh6750/
Hedawoo6721/
Heidebo6717/
Hadewou678/
Ediwoid676/
Aidewou675/
Edebouh671/
Gaidewo671/
Edeouho671/
Edhowou671/

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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 Edewo
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