Emeju Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Emeju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 94 | 1:415,311 | 25,587 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Emeju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emeju occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeju? popularity and diffusion
The surname Emeju is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 common in Uganda, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda Emeju is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 63 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 11 percent live and Ngora District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Uganda Emeju is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emejou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Emejju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Emju | 89 | 1 | / |
| Emejoua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jemejou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emesu | 80 | 1,735 | / |
| Emeyu | 80 | 1,290 | / |
| Emezu | 80 | 223 | / |
| Emecu | 80 | 145 | / |
| Emiju | 80 | 94 | / |
| Emuju | 80 | 45 | / |
| Emoju | 80 | 25 | / |
| Emjus | 80 | 15 | / |
| Emjup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emeiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yemju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hemju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emeou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emechu | 73 | 125 | / |
| Emeahu | 73 | 124 | / |
| Eymieu | 73 | 100 | / |
| Emeyau | 73 | 50 | / |
| Emezou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Emeyou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Emayeu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eamoju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emesou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emekhu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yemieu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yemjeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eumezu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemoju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emeyiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emajju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemjou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hemgeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hemeou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emejoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emmesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gemechu | 67 | 91,792 | / |
| Emiu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Eymeoud | 67 | 54 | / |
| Emyu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Emehehu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hemajiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iyomeju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yemjuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymedjeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yomejeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemezau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esmehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemmoju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemechu | 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 Emeju
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