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 more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Idemu.

How Common Is The Last Name Idemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Idemu live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria Idemu is most prevalent in: Edo, where 39 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Delta, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Idemu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

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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