Engiu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Engiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941

Engiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Engiu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Engiu? popularity and diffusion

Engiu is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Engiu live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Engiu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda Engiu is mostly found in: Kaberamaido District, where 89 percent reside, Dokolo District, where 6 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 47 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gengiu9183/
Enggiu913/
Eniu89111/
Enoiu80973/
Geniu8061/
Enjiu8028/
Ingiu8015/
Enius8012/
Ensiu802/
Heniu801/
Genoiu73207/
Henius73126/
Gingiu7379/
Eynius7357/
Engnui7334/
Engoyu7329/
Engeyu7327/
Engoju738/
Inggiu735/
Ehniju734/
Einius733/
Ingius733/
Heniuś731/
Enoius731/
Hengeu731/
Hengnu731/
Ennius731/
Henihu731/
Enguju731/
Heiniu731/
Heniup730/
Encu673,700/
Enju671,004/
Ensu6765/
Hengnui6761/
Enyu6757/
Hennius6735/
Heinius6733/
Hengoju6726/
Enzu6715/
Iniu6711/
Etingnu679/
Haingiu676/
Enhu675/
Egnu673/
Jingoiu673/
Eenhius671/
Jniu671/

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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 Engiu
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