Ekemu Surname
Approximately 807 people bear this surname
Ekemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 389 | 1:100,358 | 10,082 |
| Nigeria | 366 | 1:483,997 | 24,298 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ekemu (314) may also be a first name.
Ekemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekemu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekemu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 427,840th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,030,416 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekemu are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekemu is also the 495,703rd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 314 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 389 people, or 1 in 100,358. In Uganda it is most common in: Soroti District, where 26 percent live, Amuria District, where 24 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 16 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jekemu | 91 | 713 | / |
| Ekemou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gekemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ehikemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akemu | 80 | 1,178 | / |
| Ekamu | 80 | 774 | / |
| Ekomu | 80 | 462 | / |
| Ikemu | 80 | 361 | / |
| Ekimu | 80 | 320 | / |
| Ecemu | 80 | 161 | / |
| Okemu | 80 | 124 | / |
| Okoemu | 73 | 306 | / |
| Echemu | 73 | 129 | / |
| Ekhomu | 73 | 94 | / |
| Akeemu | 73 | 88 | / |
| Akemuh | 73 | 59 | / |
| Akkemu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Okaemu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Okiemu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yekimu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Okemou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ekimou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ekimau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gikemu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akemhu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okemau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekamui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okeamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekomou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eikamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hikemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekkamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akemui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oikemus | 67 | 36 | / |
| Okiemou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eikhomu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eijkamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hakeemu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekhomhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echemau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakemau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekemu
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