Emaku Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Emaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1171:333,66922,303
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Emaku (37) may also be a first name.

Emaku Last Name Facts

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

Emaku is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emaku? popularity and diffusion

Emaku is the 1,032,007th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emaku live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 37 people.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 333,669. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 41 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 39 percent are found and Ngora District, where 6 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 43 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emakhu91394/
Emaiku91104/
Jemaku9125/
Emmaku9118/
Emeaku9115/
Hemaku9111/
Gemaku917/
Emakou914/
Aemaku911/
Yemaku911/
Emakut911/
Eimakhu833/
Emaikuu831/
Emaikeu831/
Emaikup831/
Eimahku831/
Jemakui831/
Yemakou831/
Eimakou831/
Emmakhu831/
Emakheu831/
Amaku805,318/
Omaku802,130/
Imaku80424/
Emeku80114/
Emoku8098/
Emacu8062/
Emaikkuu771/
Ijeamaku771/
Omeaku73220/
Imakhu7388/
Imakuh7345/
Omauku7329/
Hamaku7324/
Amakhu7322/
Amaiku7318/
Omakau7314/
Emekui735/
Gimaku735/
Amauku734/
Omakuj733/
Omaeku733/
Emokou732/
Emekhu732/
Amaaku732/
Imhaku732/
Emacus731/
Imahku731/
Ameaku731/
Jimaku731/
Iomaku731/
Aimaku731/
Imaiku731/
Amakuh731/
Imakau731/
Himaku731/
Hemoku731/
Emekeu731/
Amakau731/
Amakeu731/
Amakku731/
Omhaku731/
Emokhu731/
Homaku731/
Yomakou67213/
Aimakhu67204/
Aimakou6747/
Aïmakou6743/
Imhakhu6710/
Hamakou678/
Ismakut672/
Ijimaku672/
Homakou671/
Hamauku671/
Emoukou671/
Aîmakou671/
Immakus670/

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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 Emaku
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