Ekomu Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Ekomu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 314 | 1:124,329 | 11,682 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
Ekomu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekomu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekomu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekomu? popularity and diffusion
Ekomu is the 653,013th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekomu live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 124,329. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 35 percent are found, Serere District, where 25 percent are found and Amuria District, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekhomu | 91 | 94 | / |
| Ekomou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gekomu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekoomu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekoumou | 83 | 1,446 | / |
| Eikhomu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekhomhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekumu | 80 | 1,134 | / |
| Ekemu | 80 | 807 | / |
| Ekamu | 80 | 774 | / |
| Ikomu | 80 | 211 | / |
| Ecomu | 80 | 155 | / |
| Akomu | 80 | 143 | / |
| Okomu | 80 | 104 | / |
| Ikomou | 73 | 439 | / |
| Okoemu | 73 | 306 | / |
| Ekamou | 73 | 153 | / |
| Ekumou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Jekamu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Akhomu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ekumut | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okomeu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ekemou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekomoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eikamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekamui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikhomu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekkamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekumau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gekumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikhomu | 67 | 505 | / |
| Aikomou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aikomus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eijkamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahakomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshkumu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïkomou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecoomou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikoumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekkamu | 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 Ekomu
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