Emetu Surname

261,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Emetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1821:149,8679,520
Uganda2621:149,00513,229
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Emetu (278) may also be a first name.

Emetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emetu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emetu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 261,171st most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,848,667 people. The surname Emetu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emetu reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emetu is also the 532,586th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 278 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,182 people, or 1 in 149,867. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 59 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent live and Ethiopia, where 2 percent live.

Emetu Last Name Statistics demography

Emetu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emietu9110/
Hemetu918/
Gemetu917/
Emetui916/
Emeatu915/
Emetou913/
Emetus912/
Emeytu911/
Emetuu911/
Emeitu911/
Emettu911/
Emmetu911/
Ehmetou8335/
Hemetou835/
Ihemetu834/
Gemethu831/
Jemeteu831/
Emmetou831/
Ametu805,657/
Emitu801,017/
Emotu80427/
Ometu80373/
Ematu80104/
Imetu809/
Heimetou7728/
Jeumeteu779/
Iheametu773/
Ehmeitou772/
Hemeitou771/
Ehmettou771/
Hematu7316/
Ymeteu737/
Ammetu732/
Hametu731/
Aematu731/
Emitus731/
Emitui731/
Emittu731/
Emiotu731/
Amethu731/
Aheimetou7140/
Eheimetou713/
Ehmeittou711/
Ehmedttou711/
Ehaimetou711/
Heimettou711/
Ameethu6734/
Aheimedtou6723/
Ahmetou6718/
Jemitus6711/
Hematau674/
Aheimettou673/
Hamethu673/
Jimietu671/
Emathou671/
Emittou671/
Ehmitou671/
Eheimettou671/
Jemistu671/
Omoettu671/
Ahametu671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Emetu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis