Ideku Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ideku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ideku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3211:121,61811,523
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ideku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ideku is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ideku? popularity and diffusion

Ideku is the 769,129th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ideku live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Ideku is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 121,618. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 90 percent are found, Arua District, where 4 percent are found and Moyo District, where 4 percent are found. Barring Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idieku9110/
Idheku911/
Idekut911/
Yideku911/
Ideekut831/
Jideaku831/
Idiku801,223/
Edeku80600/
Idoku80325/
Idaku8038/
Idecu808/
Udeku807/
Ydeku801/
Udeaku7380/
Edekou7362/
Idikus7346/
Edheku7326/
Idikau7318/
Udoeku738/
Edieku737/
Idikou736/
Jidiku735/
Idakuh733/
Idikud732/
Idikuş731/
Edeiku731/
Hidaku731/
Aidaku731/
Idikeu731/
Idekoo731/
Idioku731/
Idokuh731/
Ideceu731/
Eddeku731/
E'Deku731/
Yidiku731/
Idiskut6734/
Hidikou672/
Yidikou671/
Yidakou671/
Edeukeu671/

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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 Ideku
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