Elechu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Elechu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Elechu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elechu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elechu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elechu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elechu is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elechu are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Elechu is most frequent in: Pallisa District, where 75 percent reside, Busia District, where 13 percent reside and Kampala District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliechu | 92 | 33 | / |
| Helechu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Elechou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elechuus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Elochu | 83 | 136 | / |
| Eliecu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Alechu | 83 | 26 | / |
| Elachu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Elichu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Olechu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eleshu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eliachu | 77 | 58 | / |
| Elecius | 77 | 6 | / |
| Alecheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alechhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elleshu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elesu | 73 | 862 | / |
| Eleju | 73 | 138 | / |
| Elicu | 73 | 48 | / |
| Elezu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Elhichou | 71 | 140 | / |
| Hellecou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Allechou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elicheus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliseu | 67 | 12,033 | / |
| Elizeu | 67 | 791 | / |
| Eleazu | 67 | 695 | / |
| Alachu | 67 | 261 | / |
| Elyseu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Eleizu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Elessu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alichu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elesus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alochu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ilochu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gelesu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eleusu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elejau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geleţu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eleasu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elezeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elezui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilichu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleuzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elaachouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elejju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilekhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilachu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elleju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eliesu | 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 Elechu
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