Ekimu Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Ekimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 312 | 1:125,126 | 11,730 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ekimu (15) may also be a first name.
Ekimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekimu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekimu? popularity and diffusion
Ekimu is the 853,416th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekimu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 15 people.
Ekimu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 125,126. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 64 percent are found, Amuria District, where 13 percent are found and Soroti District, where 10 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yekimu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Ekimou | 91 | 8 | / |
| Ekimau | 91 | 7 | / |
| Akimu | 80 | 5,058 | / |
| Ekumu | 80 | 1,134 | / |
| Ekemu | 80 | 807 | / |
| Ecimu | 80 | 132 | / |
| Ikimu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Okimu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jekimous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakimu | 73 | 3,628 | / |
| Jekemu | 73 | 713 | / |
| Ackimu | 73 | 325 | / |
| Echimu | 73 | 71 | / |
| Okiemu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ikimau | 73 | 17 | / |
| Akimau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akkimu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okimou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekemou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ahkimu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yokimu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aakimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gekemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akimmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekumau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okiemou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oikimus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oykimus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jikimus | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hackimu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hakimau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhimuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehikemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhuemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikimaus | 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 Ekimu
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