Ekesu Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Ekesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ekesu (13) may also be a first name.
Ekesu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekesu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekesu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekesu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,967,751st most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. Ekesu is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Ekesu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 13 people.
The surname Ekesu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda Ekesu is most numerous in: Amuria District, where 38 percent reside, Soroti District, where 28 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 26 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eketsu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Ekaesu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekeisu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eketshu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekessou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekaesau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekisu | 80 | 152 | / |
| Ekeju | 80 | 127 | / |
| Ikesu | 80 | 50 | / |
| Ekezu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ekecu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ekasu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Okesu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Akesu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekosu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yekessou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhosu | 73 | 137 | / |
| Ekechu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Okeasu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ekejut | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akeasu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekaezu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeazu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekisui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeshu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igkesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeichu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Eakitsu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aiketsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akesouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhasou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekasuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekassou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iketshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echeshu | 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 Ekesu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis