Emesu Surname

232,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Emesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,7261:22,6183,280
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Emesu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emesu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emesu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 232,645th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,200,315 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emesu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Emesu is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,726 people, or 1 in 22,618. In Uganda Emesu is mostly concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 33 percent are found, Soroti District, where 24 percent are found and Amuria District, where 21 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emesou912/
Emetsu911/
Emessu911/
Emmesu911/
Jemesu911/
Emessou8314/
Emetshu831/
Emasu80608/
Amesu80452/
Emezu80223/
Emosu80181/
Omesu80170/
Emecu80145/
Emeju8097/
Emisu8083/
Imesu802/
Himesu73437/
Emechu73125/
Hamesu7348/
Eimasu7328/
Omesuh7324/
Emezou7311/
Amesau7310/
Imaesu734/
Imetsu734/
Jemisu733/
Ameasu733/
Emassu732/
Emejou732/
Hemasu732/
Ameshu731/
Aimesu731/
Emejju731/
Omeusu731/
Homesu731/
Omeisu731/
Emitsu731/
Eumezu731/
Imesut731/
Hemisu731/
Amaesu731/
Emasau731/
Iemitsu6763/
Emassou672/
Hameesu672/
Himeshu671/
Emhishu671/
Aemassu671/
Haimesu671/
Hemassu671/
Omeesui671/
Omessou671/
Amaesou671/
Hamaesu671/
Hemezau671/
Yemitsu671/
Eimitsu671/
Eymitsu671/
Hemechu671/
Jemisou671/

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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 Emesu
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