Ediu Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ediu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ediu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3351:116,53511,212
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ediu (71) may also be a first name.

Ediu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ediu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ediu? popularity and diffusion

Ediu is the 802,733rd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname Ediu is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ediu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ediu is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 116,535. In Uganda Ediu is mostly concentrated in: Soroti District, where 39 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 28 percent reside and Serere District, where 18 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edieu8935/
Edius8934/
Edjiu897/
Jediu897/
Ediou892/
Ediju891/
Yediu891/
Ediut891/
Jediut80169/
Edoius8033/
Eydieu8026/
Yedieu8021/
Jedius805/
Yediou802/
Edijou801/
Hedieu801/
Hediou801/
Edugiu801/
Eadoiu801/
Hedius801/
Eadius800/
Eddius800/
Adiu7587/
Odiu7549/
Edju7535/
Idiu7512/
Ydiu751/
Hedeșiu7331/
Jeudieu7310/
Yeddiou734/
Jedihut734/
Jeddiut734/
Ediahou732/
Heidiou731/
Ihedihu731/
Idiou67356/
Adiju67194/
Ghedioui67155/
Idius6788/
Adieu6771/
Edjou6738/
Edéus6736/
Hadiu6730/
Edeyu6727/
Edeau6723/
Edjeu6717/
Adeiu6710/
Idieu679/
Edyus679/
Aiyediju679/
Jedju678/
Edoju678/
Edjuh678/
Iheadihu677/
Edeou675/
Odieu674/
Adihu674/
Aadiu673/
Edjui673/
Gidiu673/
Ihediuhe672/
Idiuh672/
Gedju672/
Edjut672/
Edoyu672/
Edjau671/
Edyou671/
Jdieu671/
Aidiu671/
Hedju671/
Ydiou671/
Idiju671/
Ihediohu671/
Idihu671/
Adoiu671/
Edeju671/

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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 Ediu
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