Edowu Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Edowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Edowu (104) may also be a first name.
Edowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edowu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edowu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,580,327th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Edowu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 925,156th most frequent forename globally It is held by 104 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Edowu is most common in: Delta, where 20 percent live, Kaduna, where 20 percent live and Ogun, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eidowu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hedowu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Iedowu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Edoewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edhowou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Idowu | 80 | 180,000 | / |
| Eduwu | 80 | 82 | / |
| Edobu | 80 | 72 | / |
| Odowu | 80 | 52 | / |
| Edewu | 80 | 40 | / |
| Adowu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Edawu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Edovu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Edhouwou | 77 | 19 | / |
| Edowouyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Idowou | 73 | 81 | / |
| Eduwhu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Idowuu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Iddowu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Idowhu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Odojwu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Idoowu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Iduowu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Idohwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jidowu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Idouwu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hedawu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Idoewu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Idoiwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iodowu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hodowu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Idowuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Idowau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Idowui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edobui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adowui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Idowuz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Odouwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idowuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idoweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edujwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edguwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idojwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oidowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idowgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idowwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hedabou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Idowuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adohwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idhowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edawoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odhowou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Edowu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis