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 surname Ekomu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekomu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 653,013th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekomu are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 124,329. In Uganda Ekomu is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 35 percent live, Serere District, where 25 percent live and Amuria District, where 16 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
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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