Amechu Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Amechu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 189 | 1:206,557 | 16,372 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Amechu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amechu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amechu is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amechu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,222,957th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amechu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 206,557. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 37 percent live, Serere District, where 32 percent live and Ngora District, where 10 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamechu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Amezchu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Amaechu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amecu | 91 | 301 | / |
| Gametchu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ametchou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Emechu | 83 | 125 | / |
| Amachu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Omechu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Amecuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amehcu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amochu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ameshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amachuy | 77 | 406 | / |
| Ahmachu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Omeichu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hemechu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amecius | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ometchu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amichou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amesu | 73 | 452 | / |
| Ameju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amicu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amjhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amichaud | 71 | 209 | / |
| Amichaux | 71 | 18 | / |
| Hamachou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hamichou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Emochu | 67 | 143 | / |
| Emachu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Hamesu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Amichault | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amesau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gamesu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Omachu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amezzu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ameasu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amishu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amezou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omehzu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amesus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omochu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emichu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amesut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amesup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amajhu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amechu
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