Echesa Surname

222,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Echesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8221:25,3462,847
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Echesa (383) may also be a first name.

Echesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Echesa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Echesa? popularity and diffusion

Echesa is the 222,467th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,977,918 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Echesa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Echesa is also the 442,958th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 383 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,822 people, or 1 in 25,346. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 64 percent reside, Busia County, where 19 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 8 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Peru, where 0 percent reside.

Echesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Echessa92225/
Echesah922/
Ecesa915/
Echessah8613/
Etchessa861/
Achesa831,198/
Echasa83128/
Ochesa8347/
Echeja8336/
Echeza835/
Echosa831/
Ichesa831/
Echesy831/
Echeija7779/
Echedja7724/
Echesse774/
Echecay772/
Echassa772/
Echeazo771/
Echegia771/
Egesa7311,409/
Ekesa733,715/
Esesa7380/
Ejesa7329/
Eceja7322/
Ecisa732/
Jhesa731/
Eceza731/
Ececa731/
Eatchese711/
Escichea711/
Echeicha711/
Eceissah711/
Jechesey710/
Eichesee710/
Egessa675,233/
Eceiza67912/
Ochosa67121/
Ecesoy67108/
Eggesa6774/
Ocheso6766/
Echija6757/
Achisa6753/
Ikeesa6746/
Ekecha6722/
Ochasa6721/
Echejo6720/
Ekessa6718/
Ikecha6712/
Acheza6712/
Ekeasa6711/
Exceja6711/
Ejeasa678/
Ezeisa677/
Gesesa675/
Ocheza675/
Echaza674/
Ichosa674/
Echaso673/
Jecisa673/
Echezo672/
Essesa672/
Hesjza672/
Icheja672/
Egesha672/
Equesa672/
Geceso671/
Echazo671/
Ichesi671/
Isecha671/
Jkeesa671/
Ekesah671/
Oheechesi671/
Ekiesa671/
Ekesia671/
Ekhese671/
Ejjesa671/
Eisheshai671/
Etcheicha671/
Etcheycha671/
Geqesa671/
Etcheisse671/
Ejkesa671/
Gekesa671/
Ekeesa671/
Escherzai671/
Achasa671/
Echise671/
Aicesa671/
Ochisa671/
Echeze671/
Eucisa671/
Echiso670/

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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 Echesa
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