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

The last name Edimu is most common in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 289,833rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,512,516 people. Edimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edimu reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

Edimu is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,158 people, or 1 in 33,713. In Uganda it is most common in: Soroti District, where 26 percent are found, Serere District, where 25 percent are found and Amuria District, where 17 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

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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