Edimu Surname

289,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Edimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,1581:33,7134,504
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Edimu (20) may also be a first name.

Edimu Last Name Facts

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

Edimu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Edimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 289,833rd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,512,516 people. The surname Edimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edimu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Edimu is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name globally, held by 20 people.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,158 people, or 1 in 33,713. In Uganda Edimu is most frequent in: Soroti District, where 26 percent live, Serere District, where 25 percent live and Amuria District, where 17 percent live. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ediomu91103/
Edeimu9159/
Ediemu9115/
Hedimu915/
Edimus914/
Yedimu911/
Edimud911/
Ediemou8334/
Eddimou834/
Edumu80451/
Edemu80420/
Adimu80377/
Idimu80283/
Odimu8076/
Edyomu7353/
Hadimu7344/
Idiemu7320/
Eddumu7318/
Gedemu7315/
Yedemu737/
Idimou737/
Edhemu736/
Adaimu735/
Oedumu734/
Adiemu733/
Edimoo732/
Edemeu732/
Edeemu731/
Edeamu731/
Adhimu731/
Edemmu731/
Gidimu731/
Idiomu731/
Jidimu731/
Jedemou6731/
Hedemus679/
Geddemu673/
Addimou671/
Haidimu671/
Yedemou671/
Hidimou671/
Hydiomu671/
Idiomgu671/
Hadhimu671/
Jidimou671/

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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 Edimu
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