Emerukwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Emerukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emerukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Emerukwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emerukwa occurs most in Uganda. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emerukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Emerukwa is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Emerukwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emerukwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Emerukwa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Luweero District, where 88 percent are found and Busia District, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Emerukwa is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emerikwa88291/
Omerukwa883/
Amerukwa881/
Omereukwa822/
Omerikwa7513/
Amarukwa758/
Emirikwa752/
Emerugwo751/
Amaerikwa711/
Amarikwa63349/
Americua638/
Amarigua5016/
Amoricua502/
Amarikwo501/

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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 Emerukwa
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