Idiau Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Idiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Idiau Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda801:487,99128,240
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Idiau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idiau is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idiau? popularity and diffusion

Idiau is the 2,061,309th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Idiau live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Amuria District, where 35 percent are found, Soroti District, where 23 percent are found and Ngora District, where 15 percent are found. Besides Uganda Idiau is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idiahu911/
Idiaou911/
Yidiaou831/
Ediau80626/
Idyau802/
Idjiou739/
Idiouss6710/
Idjaout674/
Idjaoud673/
Ediahou672/
Hoidiou671/
Heidiou671/
Idițoiu671/
Hidious671/
Edyau60108/
Ydiou601/
Hediou551/
Ajdiou551/
Idyouss50307/
Hedious502/
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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 Idiau
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