Echima Surname
Approximately 485 people bear this surname
Echima Surname User-submission:
Echima is a masculine surname used in Uganda. It means 'to unite two or more persons positively or negatively'. It is used mainly by Madi and Lugbara communities of Vurra, Terego.
Echima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 439 | 1:88,928 | 9,260 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Echima (39) may also be a first name.
Echima Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Echima is a masculine surname used in Uganda. It means 'to unite two or more persons positively or negatively'. It is used mainly by Madi and Lugbara communities of Vurra, Terego.
- echimaEchima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Echima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Echima occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Echima.
How Common Is The Last Name Echima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 630,290th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Echima live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 88,928. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Adjumani District, where 69 percent live, Moyo District, where 21 percent live and Masindi District, where 5 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- 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 Echima
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis