Echumu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Echumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Echumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Echumu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Echumu.

How Common Is The Last Name Echumu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Echumu reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Soroti District, where 40 percent are found, Amuria District, where 13 percent are found and Kampala District, where 13 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ecumu91246/
Etchumou8615/
Echoumou861/
Achumu83245/
Echimu8371/
Echomu8349/
Ochumu836/
Etchoumou8050/
Achummu774/
Gichumu773/
Hachumu771/
Ochuimu771/
Jhumu734,151/
Ejumu73273/
Ecomu73155/
Esumu7354/
Icumu735/
Ezumu735/
Exumu733/
Echomuha711/
Achimu6765/
Ochimu6736/
Ichimu6712/
Gesumu674/
Ishumu671/
Jhummu671/
Itchoumou671/

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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 Echumu
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