Echemu Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Echemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1221:319,99421,696
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Echemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Echemu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Echemu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Echemu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Echemu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Echemu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 319,994. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Serere District, where 46 percent are found, Soroti District, where 26 percent are found and Amuria District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Echemau921/
Ecemu91161/
Echzemau861/
Achemu831,300/
Echimu8371/
Echomu8349/
Ichemu839/
Ochemu837/
Echamu832/
Eshemu831/
Ochiemu7710/
Ichemus778/
Achiemu772/
Achemou771/
Heshemu771/
Acheamu771/
Achhemu771/
Ekemu73807/
Esemu73805/
Ejemu73211/
Ecimu73132/
Egemu7393/
Icemu7318/
Ezemu7314/
Etchimou7130/
Achiemou711/
Hachemui711/
Eshimu67383/
Achamu67298/
Achomu67193/
Achimu6765/
Ishemu6741/
Ochimu6736/
Ochomu6734/
Ezeamu6732/
Ezemou6722/
Ichimu6712/
Ochamu6711/
Ekemou674/
Essemu674/
Ejemeu674/
Ezhimu673/
Iseemu673/
Ezemau673/
Eseimu672/
Eziemu671/
Esemui671/
Hikemu671/
Eseamu671/
Etsemu671/
Ezemeu671/
Esemau671/
Ichamu671/
Gekemu671/

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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 Echemu
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