Edrisu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Edrisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edrisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641

Edrisu Last Name Facts

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

Edrisu is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edrisu? popularity and diffusion

Edrisu is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Edrisu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Edrisu are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Edrisu is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 82 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 9 percent are found and West Region, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Edrisu is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 48 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eddrisu928/
Eedrisu921/
Edrissou863/
Idrisu8323,214/
Adrisu833/
Edresu832/
Iddrisu7759,427/
Idrissu77876/
Idrisou77191/
Iidrisu777/
Idrisuh772/
Idriesu771/
Uidrisu771/
Idrishu771/
Idrisiu771/
Idrisus771/
Hidrisu771/
Idrisuu771/
Hadrisu771/
Adrissu771/
Idrrisu771/
Yedresu771/
Idrissou7150,257/
Iddrissu71858/
Idrisgou713/
Idridsou711/
Ydrissou711/
Iddrisiu711/
Idrusu6726/
Idrisssou6723/
Idresu6720/
Hidrissou674/
Iidrissou673/
Iddrissou673/
Iodrissou672/
Idrizu672/
Idrissoud671/
Aydriesou671/
Içdrissou671/
Idrrissou671/
Idreissou671/
Iddddrisu671/
Adresu671/
Idreesu622/
Idresou621/
Idreasu621/
Idressou574/

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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 Edrisu
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