Elemu Surname
Approximately 789 people bear this surname
Elemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 426 | 1:91,642 | 9,457 |
| Nigeria | 219 | 1:808,871 | 36,014 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Elemu (69) may also be a first name.
Elemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elemu (Hindi: एलेमू) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elemu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 435,329th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 9,236,433 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elemu live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most common first name worldwide, borne by 69 people.
The last name Elemu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 91,642. In Uganda Elemu is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 46 percent are found, Soroti District, where 34 percent are found and Serere District, where 5 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelemu | 91 | 194 | / |
| Yelemu | 91 | 46 | / |
| Elemut | 91 | 43 | / |
| Elemou | 91 | 27 | / |
| Eleamu | 91 | 10 | / |
| Helemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Elemuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Elemeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eelemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eliemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Elemus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yelemou | 83 | 3,358 | / |
| Helemou | 83 | 220 | / |
| Elemmou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Alemu | 80 | 534,507 | / |
| Elimu | 80 | 2,348 | / |
| Elamu | 80 | 1,269 | / |
| Olemu | 80 | 352 | / |
| Ilemu | 80 | 150 | / |
| Elomu | 80 | 73 | / |
| Ellemaud | 77 | 8 | / |
| Elemmouh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jellehmu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yeleumeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ilemut | 73 | 331 | / |
| Elimuu | 73 | 62 | / |
| Eliamu | 73 | 60 | / |
| Jelimu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Alemau | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ollemu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ellamu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Olemau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Helamu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aleemu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Allemu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gilemu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Halemu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elimus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oliemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aalemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alemhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elemão | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elimut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elimui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yolemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Illemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alaemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elhamou | 67 | 467 | / |
| Jelimut | 67 | 165 | / |
| Alemahu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Islemou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Issellemou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jelimus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gelimau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yélemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelimus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ailemau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alleamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elimudd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilehemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ealemoe | 67 | 0 | / |
Elemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elemu in the Hindi language | ||
| एलेमू | elemu | - |
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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
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- 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 Elemu
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