Idaku Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Idaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Idaku (11) may also be a first name.

Idaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Idaku is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Idaku live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Idaku is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Amuria District, where 57 percent are found, Soroti District, where 13 percent are found and Kumi District, where 9 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idakou91403/
Idakuh913/
Idakus913/
Aidaku911/
Hidaku911/
Idakud911/
Gidakou8332/
Idaukut8315/
Idakaud834/
Idaskou831/
Yidakou831/
Jideaku831/
Ideku80370/
Idoku80325/
Edaku80296/
Udaku8021/
Udeaku7380/
Idokou7342/
Iduoku7324/
Idakoo738/
Udakau737/
Hedaku737/
Eadaku735/
Hudaku733/
Edhaku731/
Idheku731/
Idokuh731/
Yideku731/
Eedaku731/
Idoukou6718/
Eedaaku671/

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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 Idaku
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