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 surname Edowu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edowu? popularity and diffusion
Edowu is the 2,580,327th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Edowu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 925,156th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 104 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Edowu is most prevalent in: Delta, where 20 percent are found, Kaduna, where 20 percent are found and Ogun, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Edowu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
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
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