Engetu Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Engetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda531:736,59036,183
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Engetu Last Name Facts

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

Engetu occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Engetu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engetu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Engetu is the 2,506,728th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Engetu live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Amuria District, where 43 percent live, Soroti District, where 28 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 19 percent live. Other than Uganda Engetu exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engetou9233/
Yengetu921/
Egetu91301/
Enetu9144/
Genetu8314,340/
Enyetu83123/
Engitu8378/
Gegetu8367/
Engatu8343/
Henetu8341/
Emnetu8327/
Eneatu8319/
Ennetu8312/
Ingetu839/
Angetu833/
Eguetu831/
Enetus831/
Jenetu831/
Ihenetu77493/
Egnetus775/
Angethu774/
Hengotu774/
Ongetou772/
Enestou771/
Gegeteu771/
Egitu73211/
Igetu7311/
Enitu732/
Iheanetu71492/
Ihemnetu715/
Eagnetus711/
Ehienetu711/
Hengothu711/
Jennetus710/
Angotu678,827/
Angatu673,633/
Ingitu6769/
Egetoe6710/
Enyotu6710/
Angitu679/
Iheaneatu678/
Hegetusch676/
Ingatu674/
Imnetu673/
Injetu673/
Jeannetau672/
Enaitu672/
Eniotu671/
Emnitu671/
Enaytu671/
Jenitu671/
Ihnetu671/
Jinetu671/
Egitou671/
Enyitu671/
Henitu671/

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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 Engetu
  • 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