Echu Surname
Approximately 2,617 people bear this surname
Echu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,441 | 1:122,930 | 8,079 |
| Cameroon | 964 | 1:21,545 | 2,936 |
| Japan | 133 | 1:961,235 | 19,718 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Echu (409) may also be a first name.
Echu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Echu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Echu (Hindi: एचू) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Echu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Echu is the 165,515th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,784,695 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Echu live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 426,190th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 409 people.
The last name Echu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,441 people, or 1 in 122,930. In Nigeria Echu is primarily found in: Kogi, where 51 percent are found, Cross River, where 24 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 37 percent are found and Japan, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Echu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Echu in the Hindi language | ||
| एचू | ecu | - |
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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 Echu
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