Ekunu Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Ekunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ekunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekunu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ekunu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekunu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Ekunu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekunu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda Ekunu is most frequent in: Kaberamaido District, where 37 percent reside, Amuria District, where 32 percent reside and Serere District, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Ekunu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekungu | 91 | 315 | / |
| Yekunu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ekaunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekeunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekunus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekounou | 83 | 21 | / |
| Yekungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akunu | 80 | 838 | / |
| Ekinu | 80 | 812 | / |
| Okunu | 80 | 401 | / |
| Ekonu | 80 | 138 | / |
| Ecunu | 80 | 108 | / |
| Ikunu | 80 | 98 | / |
| Ekoungou | 77 | 75 | / |
| Okunnu | 73 | 614 | / |
| Ikungu | 73 | 598 | / |
| Akaunu | 73 | 63 | / |
| Akuenu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Aykunu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Jikunu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ikunnu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Okhunu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ecungu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Aakunu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akhunu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yikunu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikuinu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okuunu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okunuu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okuenu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okaunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikunau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okunou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikuenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gikungu | 67 | 574 | / |
| Ikhungu | 67 | 274 | / |
| O'Kunnu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ecungau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akhunui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeunou | 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 Ekunu
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