Ekatu Surname
Approximately 399 people bear this surname
Ekatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 240 | 1:162,664 | 14,032 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ekatu (84) may also be a first name.
Ekatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekatu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekatu is the 727,600th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Ekatu reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ekatu is also the 1,046,220th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 84 people.
The last name Ekatu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 162,664. In Uganda Ekatu is mostly found in: Amuria District, where 32 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 29 percent are found and Soroti District, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekatau | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ekatus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yekatu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekhatu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekathut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akatu | 80 | 1,283 | / |
| Ekotu | 80 | 463 | / |
| Ecatu | 80 | 262 | / |
| Eketu | 80 | 241 | / |
| Okatu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Ikatu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ekkatuch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eakkattu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ecattu | 73 | 110 | / |
| Okaytu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Okeatu | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ikeatu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Akateu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Akhatu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hakatu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Akaitu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Okateu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akkatu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akaetu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikathu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikatau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ecaytu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akatau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaetu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaatu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eakkatuth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekoutou | 67 | 258 | / |
| Akhatou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eecattu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iskatou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekhatoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekotou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaitou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahakatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikatau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaatuu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekatu
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