Ecanu Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Ecanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 94 | 1:415,311 | 25,587 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Ecanu (218) may also be a first name.
Ecanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ecanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ecanu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ecanu? popularity and diffusion
Ecanu is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Ecanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ecanu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 611,412th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 218 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Amuria District, where 36 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 30 percent live and Soroti District, where 17 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echanu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Ecangu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Escanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Echangu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gechanu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Hechanu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Excanus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Esanu | 80 | 4,235 | / |
| Ejanu | 80 | 251 | / |
| Ekanu | 80 | 183 | / |
| Acanu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Econu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Icanu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ycanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jecheanu | 77 | 66 | / |
| Escanhus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eckhanus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ezangu | 73 | 921 | / |
| Ekainu | 73 | 322 | / |
| Okeanu | 73 | 319 | / |
| Ekangu | 73 | 300 | / |
| Iesanu | 73 | 194 | / |
| Ezeanu | 73 | 87 | / |
| Econgu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ekeanu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ejeanu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Eseanu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yekanu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Echonu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Aicanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akeanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekatnu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekaunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acanau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esanuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Icangu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekannu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekanui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ezanou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egconu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esanou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esanus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehsanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ieseanu | 67 | 240 | / |
| Ezaangu | 67 | 100 | / |
| Echongu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Jiscanu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekannou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jișcanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Echonou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hekanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ichangu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ichanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Echeinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ycanupp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaanup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekahanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekhanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icannou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hesanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jîşcanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokeanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehsanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanguu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esanult | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edjanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezeangu | 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 Ecanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis