Nagedu Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nagedu Surname User-submission:

The surname Negedu or Nagedu means 'lion'. It's a surname of the Igala tribe in Kogi state, Nigeria.

Nagedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
India131:59,005,029552,550

Nagedu (39) may also be a first name.

Nagedu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Negedu or Nagedu means 'lion'. It's a surname of the Igala tribe in Kogi state, Nigeria.

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Nagedu Last Name Facts

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

Nagedu (Hindi: नगेदू, Marathi: नागेदु) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagedu? popularity and diffusion

Nagedu is the 3,485,539th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Nagedu is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Nagedu live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 39 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Nagedu is primarily found in: Kogi, where 79 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 41 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nageedu9211/
Nangedu922/
Naguedou869/
Naageedu864/
Nangeddu863/
Negedu833,118/
Nagadu83152/
Nagidu8311/
Najedu838/
Nagodu835/
Nagedusch807/
Naseddu7722/
Nnegedu775/
Naagidu773/
Neghedu771/
Naagadu771/
Nachedou711/
Naigadou711/
Negadu6740/
Nasidu6712/
Nazidu678/
Najidu671/
Nasaidu6219/
Nazaidu626/
Nazidou622/
Negadui621/
Noosedu621/
Negiduy621/
Nasidou621/
Nazidau621/
Naisidou5728/
Nasaidou578/
Naajidhu571/

Nagedu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nagedu in the Marathi language
नागेदुnagedu-
Nagedu in the Hindi language
नगेदूnagedu86.36
नगेदुnagedu13.64

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