Epenu Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Epenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 218 | 1:179,079 | 14,963 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
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 is found most in Uganda. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Epenu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Epenu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Epenu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Epenu is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 63 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 179,079. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 57 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 13 percent reside and Serere District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epienu | 91 | 25 | / |
| Eepenu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ephenu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Epengu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Epenou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ephenus | 83 | 96 | / |
| Giepenu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Eppenus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Epienou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yepenui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hepenou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Espenau | 83 | 0 | / |
| Apenu | 80 | 385 | / |
| Epinu | 80 | 70 | / |
| Epanu | 80 | 59 | / |
| Eponu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ipenu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Openu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ephenous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Epannu | 73 | 67 | / |
| Ipengu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Heponu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Epinou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apienu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epingu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yepinu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Openou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Openeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hapenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epinus | 73 | 0 | / |
| D'Epenoux | 71 | 74 | / |
| Espenhout | 71 | 45 | / |
| Epinoux | 67 | 410 | / |
| Jipeanu | 67 | 144 | / |
| Heppenhuis | 67 | 93 | / |
| Hapenui | 67 | 28 | / |
| Oppenau | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hapenau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eepannu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epponou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eponouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șipeanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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