Edigu Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Edigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3861:101,13810,142
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204

Edigu Last Name Facts

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

Edigu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edigu? popularity and diffusion

Edigu is the 730,373rd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edigu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Edigu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 386 people, or 1 in 101,138. In Uganda Edigu is most prevalent in: Amuria District, where 44 percent live, Soroti District, where 33 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 13 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ediegu91253/
Ediogu9120/
Edighu913/
Edhigu911/
Ediggu911/
Hedigu911/
Adigu80396/
Idigu80219/
Edugu80150/
Edegu8054/
Odigu8022/
Ehidiogu7715/
Hadigu731,453/
Edeagu73127/
Idhigu73110/
Eadugu7398/
Idigut7364/
Odhigu7335/
Gedegu7324/
Edughu7322/
Adaigu7316/
Eedugu7314/
Odiegu7312/
Gidigu739/
Jidigu734/
Edeugu733/
Odighu733/
Adiguh733/
Edegut731/
Edigoe731/
Edegou731/
Edeghu731/
Adeigu731/
Idiogu731/
Iheadiogu713/
Adheigu6741/
Idiggou675/
Hedegus672/
Odiekgu671/
Adiegou671/

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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 Edigu
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