Ekunyu Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Ekunyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 404 | 1:96,632 | 9,816 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ekunyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekunyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekunyu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekunyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 713,660th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekunyu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ekunyu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 96,632. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 34 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 27 percent are found and Amuria District, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Ekunyu
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