Idimu Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Idimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1401:278,85219,916
Nigeria1371:1,293,01351,317
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Idimu Last Name Facts

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

Idimu is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idimu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 930,678th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. Idimu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Idimu reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 278,852. In Uganda Idimu is most frequent in: Serere District, where 72 percent are found, Soroti District, where 16 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 48 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idiemu9120/
Idimou917/
Gidimu911/
Idiomu911/
Jidimu911/
Haidimu831/
Hidimou831/
Idiomgu831/
Jidimou831/
Edimu801,322/
Idumu80296/
Idemu80108/
Udimu806/
Ediomu73103/
Edeimu7359/
Iddumu7336/
Ediemu7315/
Aidumu7313/
Iddemu735/
Hedimu735/
Edimus734/
Idymus733/
Jidemu732/
Yidumu732/
Idemut732/
Ideemu731/
Edimud731/
Yidemu731/
Idhaimoud711/
Ediemou6734/
Yiddumu6719/
Jidemou6714/
Eddimou674/
Hydiomu671/
Iddhumu671/

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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 Idimu
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