Echimu Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Echimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda701:557,70430,541
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Echimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Echimu is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Echimu? popularity and diffusion

Echimu is the 2,255,512th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Echimu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda Echimu is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 51 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 24 percent live and Serere District, where 13 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ecimu91132/
Etchimou8630/
Eshimu83383/
Echemu83129/
Achimu8365/
Ochimu8336/
Echumu8317/
Ichimu8312/
Ezhimu833/
Gichimu773,073/
Heshimu7722/
Hachimu7712/
Ochiemu7710/
Achiemu772/
Geshimu772/
Eshimut771/
Echemau771/
Hochimu771/
Etshimu771/
Ochuimu771/
Esimu731,010/
Egimu73518/
Ekimu73320/
Ecemu73161/
Ejimu73157/
Icimu73123/
Jhimu7317/
Ezimu731/
Ahchimou7120/
Hichimou712/
Echzemau711/
Achiemou711/
Hachimui711/
Itchimou711/
Achemu671,300/
Achumu67245/
Itchimouh67170/
Gicimu6770/
Ishimu6730/
Esimau6716/
Ezimou6710/
Ichemu679/
Ekimou678/
Ochemu677/
Ekimau677/
Ochumu676/
Eseimu672/
Hahchimou672/
Ahachimou672/
Ezimeu671/
Ezimau671/
Eziemu671/
Ijhimu671/
Haichimou671/
Essimu671/
Eshemu671/
Hikemu671/
Ikeimu671/

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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 Echimu
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