Egesu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Egesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Egesu (20) may also be a first name.
Egesu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egesu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Egesu (Hindi: ेगेसू) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Egesu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Egesu are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda Egesu is mostly found in: Kaberamaido District, where 70 percent live, Soroti District, where 23 percent live and Amuria District, where 3 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engesu | 91 | 135 | / |
| Yegesu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gegesu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Igesu | 80 | 406 | / |
| Egasu | 80 | 402 | / |
| Ejesu | 80 | 121 | / |
| Esesu | 80 | 117 | / |
| Egeju | 80 | 97 | / |
| Egosu | 80 | 62 | / |
| Agesu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ogesu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Egisu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ezesu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egecu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yegezu | 73 | 2,432 | / |
| Igescu | 73 | 321 | / |
| Igeshu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Igeesu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yogesu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ingesu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egechu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aigesu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ecescu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egasuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Engisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agoesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eugosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eejesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hegasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egossou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yiegezu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yogeshu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igiescu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agesseu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eejesus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yingesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echeshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eajesus | 67 | 1 | / |
Egesu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Egesu in the Hindi language | ||
| ेगेसू | egesu | - |
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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 Egesu
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