Epenu Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Epenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2181:179,07914,963
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France11:66,422,722504,397

Epenu (63) may also be a first name.

Epenu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Epenu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Epenu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Epenu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Epenu is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 63 people.

The surname Epenu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 179,079. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 57 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 13 percent are found and Serere District, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epienu9125/
Eepenu913/
Ephenu912/
Epengu911/
Epenou911/
Ephenus8396/
Giepenu838/
Eppenus831/
Epienou831/
Yepenui831/
Hepenou831/
Espenau830/
Apenu80385/
Epinu8070/
Epanu8059/
Eponu8017/
Ipenu8014/
Openu804/
Ephenous771/
Epannu7367/
Ipengu7317/
Heponu737/
Epinou731/
Apienu731/
Epingu731/
Yepinu731/
Openou731/
Openeu731/
Hapenu731/
Epinus730/
D'Epenoux7174/
Espenhout7145/
Epinoux67410/
Jipeanu67144/
Heppenhuis6793/
Hapenui6728/
Oppenau6719/
Hapenau672/
Eepannu671/
Epponou671/
Eponouh671/
Șipeanu671/

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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 Epenu
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