Epalu Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Epalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1621:240,98318,138
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Epalu (23) may also be a first name.

Epalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Epalu (Hindi: ेपालु) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Epalu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Epalu? popularity and diffusion

Epalu is the 1,353,468th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Epalu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Epalu is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 23 people.

The last name Epalu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 240,983. In Uganda it is most common in: Soroti District, where 57 percent reside, Amuria District, where 14 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gepalu911/
Eppalu911/
Espaliu8342/
Epaulus833/
Hepalau831/
Apalu80221/
Epolu80202/
Ipalu8063/
Epelu8041/
Opalu804/
Aipalu7338/
Appalu7329/
Hipalu736/
Apalou736/
Ipalou734/
Eepolu734/
Apaelu733/
Eppolu732/
Apalau732/
Gipalu731/
Ipallu731/
Opalau731/
Ipaliu731/
Ipalut731/
Epeliu731/
Epoğlu731/
Hepoğlu6786/
Espolau6750/
Țepeluș6734/
Jaypalu6727/
Gipalou6715/
Epoulou6714/
Jpaulus674/
Jaipalu673/
Epolius671/
Appallu671/
Aphajlu671/
Jetpolu671/

Epalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Epalu in the Hindi language
ेपालुepalu-

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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 Epalu
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