Edewu Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Edewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Edewu (43) may also be a first name.

Edewu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edewu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Edewu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Edewu is the 3,100,440th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Edewu is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Edewu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edewu is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 43 people.

Edewu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Edewu is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 34 percent live, Bayelsa, where 31 percent live and Kaduna, where 25 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Edewu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Edebu80464/
Odewu80448/
Idewu80213/
Edevu8081/
Edowu8056/
Adewu8025/
Edawu8011/
Ediwu803/
Hoedewou771/
Adewui73560/
Hodewu73207/
Edebau7339/
Adewuy7322/
Adeewu7321/
Odewhu7316/
Gedevu7311/
Adiewu736/
Hedawu735/
Odiewu735/
Eidowu734/
Odejwu734/
Idejwu734/
Idoewu734/
Adeweu733/
Hedowu733/
Iedowu732/
Edujwu731/
Gidewu731/
Idhewu731/
Idewhu731/
Eddebu731/
Edawou731/
Edeuvu731/
Hadewou678/
Aidewou675/
Hedevus671/
Addewuy671/
Edhowou671/
Edebouh671/

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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 Edewu
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