Ekonu Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Ekonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 119 | 1:328,061 | 22,062 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ekonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekonu is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ekonu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekonu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,511,557th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekonu reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 328,061. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaberamaido District, where 54 percent reside, Amuria District, where 24 percent reside and Serere District, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Ekonu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekongu | 91 | 311 | / |
| Ekuonu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eskonu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekounou | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ekhomnu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okonu | 80 | 1,514 | / |
| Akonu | 80 | 300 | / |
| Ekanu | 80 | 183 | / |
| Ikonu | 80 | 93 | / |
| Ekunu | 80 | 88 | / |
| Ekenu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Econu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekoungou | 77 | 75 | / |
| Ackonu | 73 | 347 | / |
| Ekungu | 73 | 315 | / |
| Ekangu | 73 | 300 | / |
| Okuonu | 73 | 115 | / |
| Econgu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Akuonu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ikongu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Okonui | 73 | 22 | / |
| Iskonu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ikuonu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Okoenu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Hekenu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yekanu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aykonu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okoneu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekatnu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egconu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akonui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekenuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekanui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekannu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ykonou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekunus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiskonu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yokonou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekannou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okuonou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hokonou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hekanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gikongu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akonnui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekaanup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokonui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekhanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okonnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanguu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekahanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhomhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikhonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ackonuh | 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 Ekonu
- 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