Edibu Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Edibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4251:91,8579,478
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344

Edibu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edibu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Edibu.

How Common Is The Last Name Edibu? popularity and diffusion

Edibu is the 684,148th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edibu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 91,857. In Uganda Edibu is mostly concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 41 percent are found, Soroti District, where 28 percent are found and Amuria District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Uganda Edibu is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ediebu9121/
Edibau917/
Edibou911/
Ediebou831/
Adibu80465/
Edebu80464/
Odibu80275/
Idibu80164/
Edubu8037/
Ediwu803/
Edebau7339/
Gedebu7327/
Hadibu7313/
Adeibu738/
Idibou732/
Idoibu731/
Jdibou731/
Edivuj731/
Eddebu731/
Idiebu731/
Eddubu731/
Yedebou6712/
Gedebou675/
Addaibu671/
Edebouh671/
Adaibou671/
Jidaibu671/
Adiebou671/
Edebouy671/

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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 Edibu
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