Idamu Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Idamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Idamu (16) may also be a first name.

Idamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Idamu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idamu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Idamu live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Idamu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Idamu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Serere District, where 70 percent live, Bugiri District, where 10 percent live and Bukedea District, where 10 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aidamu9117/
Idamou9114/
Hidamu915/
Gidamu911/
Idamus911/
Iddamu911/
Idhamou83481/
Hidamus8336/
Aidamus839/
Idammou835/
Hidamou834/
Yiddamu833/
Gidamou831/
Gaidamu831/
Giddamu831/
Edamu80146/
Idemu80108/
Idomu8028/
Udamu803/
Idhammou77564/
Haidamus7798/
Haidamut776/
Idammoud771/
Gedamu7314,718/
Idomou735/
Iddemu735/
Ajdamu735/
Hedamu733/
Idomau732/
Eadamu732/
Gidomu732/
Jidemu732/
Edeamu731/
Eddamu731/
Edhamu731/
Yidemu731/
Jidomu731/
Aydamu731/
Edamou731/
Udhamu731/
Idamoe731/
Udeamu731/
Iduomu731/
Ideemu731/
Idhamouch71206/
Haidamous71107/
Idhaimoud711/
Aitdammou711/
Haidamuss711/
Idoumou67113/
Geddamu6733/
Jidemou6714/
Hydamus673/
Jidomou672/
Edameut671/
Gedamuy671/

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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 Idamu
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