Echegu Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Echegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
France171:3,907,219231,005
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Echegu Last Name Facts

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

Echegu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Echegu? popularity and diffusion

Echegu is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Echegu reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 722,950. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 76 percent are found, Serere District, where 13 percent are found and Amuria District, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Echegu is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Echegut92256/
Echengu92187/
Echiegu9299/
Echeagu928/
Ecegu91109/
Etchegou869/
Etchegut861/
Achegu8357/
Echagu8310/
Ochegu8310/
Ichegu837/
Echogu835/
Echigu831/
Eshegu831/
Ocheghu777/
Ocheagu774/
Ochiegu773/
Echegoo772/
Ichegou771/
Echiogu771/
Ejegu734,363/
Esegu73297/
Icegu7326/
Ezegu7324/
Egegu7322/
Ekegu7313/
Itchegou712/
Eschiogu711/
Ezeagu679,227/
Ochogu67482/
Ochagu67342/
Eseagu67265/
Ejeagu67111/
Ezeugu6789/
Ekeagu6775/
Ezeghu6717/
Achagu6714/
Aitchegou676/
Ochigu675/
Ezehgu672/
Achigu672/
Ezegau671/
Aîtchegou671/
Achogu671/
Ezegou671/

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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
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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 Echegu
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