Echetu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Echetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Echetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Echetu occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Echetu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Echetu live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Echetu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Echetu is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 78 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 11 percent are found and Kampala District, where 11 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ecetu9124/
Hechetou868/
Eshetu83287,545/
Echatu8351/
Achetu8343/
Ehsetu834/
Echotu833/
Ochetu833/
Echitu832/
Achettu7726/
Eishetu7725/
Achietu7711/
Eshetou771/
Hecetou771/
Ehshetu771/
Esheetu771/
Esshetu771/
Esetu731,491/
Jhetu73911/
Ezetu73415/
Egetu73301/
Eketu73241/
Ecitu7331/
Ejetu7314/
Icetu738/
Hachethu71118/
Aichetou71111/
Etchitou7186/
Eshitu672,416/
Gaichetou6784/
Ezeatu6772/
Ishetu6733/
Ochotu677/
Hachhethu676/
Achatu676/
Jhethu674/
Ichatu674/
Achettouh674/
Aitchetou674/
Ezeetu673/
Jejetu673/
Haichetou673/
Achotu672/
Ichotu672/
Achitu672/
Heichatou671/
Esethu671/
Ochatu671/
Ezeutu671/
Isehtu671/
Eezetu671/
Ezeitu671/
Aichettou671/
Eseetu671/
Jhettu671/
Ecaytu671/
Esehtu671/

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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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  • 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 Echetu
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