Emeju Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Emeju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emeju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda941:415,31125,587
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Emeju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emeju occurs most in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emeju? popularity and diffusion

Emeju is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Emeju occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Emeju live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Emeju is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 63 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 11 percent reside and Ngora District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Emeju exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emejou912/
Emejju911/
Emju891/
Emejoua831/
Jemejou831/
Emesu801,735/
Emeyu801,290/
Emezu80223/
Emecu80145/
Emiju8094/
Emuju8045/
Emoju8025/
Emjus8015/
Emjup801/
Emeiu801/
Yemju801/
Hemju801/
Emeou801/
Emechu73125/
Emeahu73124/
Eymieu73100/
Emeyau7350/
Emezou7311/
Emeyou739/
Emayeu734/
Eamoju734/
Emesou732/
Emekhu732/
Yemieu732/
Yemjeu732/
Eumezu731/
Yemoju731/
Emeyiu731/
Emajju731/
Yemjou731/
Hemgeu731/
Hemeou731/
Emejoo731/
Emmesu731/
Gemechu6791,792/
Emiu67116/
Eymeoud6754/
Emyu6718/
Emehehu676/
Hemajiu674/
Iyomeju673/
Yemjuhe671/
Ymedjeu671/
Yomejeu671/
Hemezau671/
Esmehou671/
Jemmoju671/
Hemechu671/

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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 Emeju
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