Echanu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Echanu Surname User-submission:
The surname Echanu comes from the name given to child born in a time of great suffering and need.
Echanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Echanu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Echanu comes from the name given to child born in a time of great suffering and need.
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Where Does The Last Name Echanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Echanu occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Echanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Echanu are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Echanu is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Soroti District, where 56 percent live, Amuria District, where 19 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 13 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echangu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Gechanu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Hechanu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Eschanu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ecanu | 91 | 103 | / |
| Jecheanu | 86 | 66 | / |
| Eshanu | 83 | 712 | / |
| Echenu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Echonu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ochanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ehsanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ocheanu | 77 | 77 | / |
| Echongu | 77 | 38 | / |
| Echonou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ichangu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ichanou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ochanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehsanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekhanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eshanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Echeinu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Echeneu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Echenou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achanui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Esanu | 73 | 4,235 | / |
| Ejanu | 73 | 251 | / |
| Eşanu | 73 | 216 | / |
| Jhanu | 73 | 70 | / |
| Econu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Icanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ycanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yechonou | 71 | 60 | / |
| Etchonou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Aichanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yetchangnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gichangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hachanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yetchamgnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heshangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochonu | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Achonu | 67 | 857 | / |
| Esangu | 67 | 272 | / |
| Iesanu | 67 | 194 | / |
| Hizanu | 67 | 134 | / |
| Ochenu | 67 | 119 | / |
| Ezeanu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Yetchonou | 67 | 64 | / |
| Achenu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jhannu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ejeanu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eseanu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ishanu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eshonu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yezanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihsanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Esianu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aicanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hetchonou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajhanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esanus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhajnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhaanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hachainou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esanuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esanou | 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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Echanu
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