Ediau Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ediau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ediau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6221:62,7647,187
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ediau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ediau is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ediau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 520,022nd most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,641,447 people. The last name Ediau is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ediau reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 622 people, or 1 in 62,764. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Soroti District, where 30 percent are found, Serere District, where 20 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 19 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ediahou832/
Edyau80108/
Odiau8099/
Idiau8083/
Adiau802/
Hadiau732/
Idiaou731/
Adiaou731/
Idiahu731/
Hediou731/
Yeddiou674/
Hedious672/
Heidiou671/
Yedjaou671/
Yidiaou671/

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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 Ediau
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