Idemu Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Idemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England11:55,718,059489,080

Idemu (11) may also be a first name.

Idemu Last Name Facts

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

Idemu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,765,740th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. Idemu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Idemu are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

The surname Idemu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 39 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Delta, where 19 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idiemu9120/
Iddemu915/
Idemut912/
Jidemu912/
Ideemu911/
Yidemu911/
Jidemou8314/
Edemu80420/
Idimu80283/
Udemu8096/
Idomu8028/
Idamu8023/
Idhemmou771/
Jideumou771/
Edeimu7359/
Aidamu7317/
Gedemu7315/
Ediemu7315/
Idimou737/
Edhemu736/
Hidamu735/
Idymus733/
Idomau732/
Edemeu732/
Gidimu731/
Iddamu731/
Jidimu731/
Edeemu731/
Idiomu731/
Jidomu731/
Udeamu731/
Edemmu731/
Edeamu731/
Jid'emmou715/
Ediemou6734/
Hedemus679/
Yiddamu673/
Geddemu673/
Jidomou672/
Haidimu671/
Hidimou671/
Idhemmouch671/
Idiomgu671/
Jidimou671/
Heidemauch670/

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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
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  • 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 Idemu
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