Emedu Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Emedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1681:232,37717,736
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Emedu Last Name Facts

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

Emedu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Emedu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emedu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,194,481st most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Emedu live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 232,377. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 27 percent are found, Serere District, where 23 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 15 percent are found. Other than Uganda Emedu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emiedu9165/
Emedeu9132/
Emedou9118/
Gemedu9116/
Ihemedu83364/
Emmedou8318/
Emeidou838/
Emeddou835/
Hemedou832/
Ehmedou832/
Gemedhu831/
Hemedus831/
Yemedou831/
Amedu8013,458/
Emadu80705/
Emodu80482/
Imedu8097/
Emidu8020/
Omedu809/
Hemeidou7713/
Ihiemedu774/
Emmeddou774/
Ehmeidou773/
Ehmedhou771/
Heimedou771/
Ahmedu732,348/
Hamedu732,186/
Emadau73180/
Omoedu73157/
Emadeu73129/
Amiedu7326/
Ameedu7318/
Ammedu7314/
Omiedu7311/
Jemidu736/
Amaedu734/
Ameidu734/
Hemadu733/
Amedeu733/
Ameudu733/
Ejmadu733/
Emidou732/
Emmadu732/
Amhedu732/
Gemidu731/
Omeddu731/
Emaduy731/
Imoedu731/
Imehdu731/
Imeudu731/
Ameduh731/
Ehmadu731/
Emaidu731/
Amedui731/
Ameadu731/
Eimadu731/
Emadhu731/
Aheimedou7148/
Eheimedou717/
Ehaimedou712/
Hemeidouh711/
Aheymedou711/
Ahmedou679,128/
Ehmadou67218/
Hameedu6786/
Ahamedu6777/
Hammedu6753/
Ahmmedu6718/
Aheimeddou6712/
Hemidou6710/
Hemadeu673/
Ahmeddu673/
Ejmmadu673/
Eimmadu673/
Amaedou672/
Eijmadu672/
Ahmedau672/
Ehmeidouch672/
Hameidu671/
Homedou671/
Ehmydou671/
Aheimedouh671/
Homoedu671/
Hamiedu671/
Eumadeu671/
Amiedou671/
Ehmidou671/

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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
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  • 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 Emedu
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