Elyetu Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elyetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elyetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda911:429,00326,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Elyetu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elyetu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Elyetu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Elyetu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elyetu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Elyetu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elyetu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Elyetu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 429,003. In Uganda Elyetu is most prevalent in: Kaberamaido District, where 69 percent live, Dokolo District, where 10 percent live and Amolatar District, where 8 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent live and Wales, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelayetu861/
Elietu83228/
Eleetu831/
Eleitou7730/
Eleytou7724/
Gelaytu779/
Elayatu773/
Geleatu771/
Geleitu771/
Elayathu7131/
Geleitau7112/
Gelayitu714/
Elayattu714/
Oloiyetu711/
Eleytoux711/
Eleitouhe672/
Eliyatuth671/
Ilietu671/
Eleitouha671/
Alijetu6214/
Iliyatu625/
Eloutou621/
Gelaitu621/
Iluyatu621/
Eliautou5710/
Elajatau572/
Elloutou571/
Hiliyatu571/
Yeleatoe571/
Eliautout5351/
Elhaitout535/
Elliautou534/
Aliitu501/

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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 Elyetu
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