Epiu Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Epiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5951:65,6127,423
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Epiu (13) may also be a first name.

Epiu Last Name Facts

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

Epiu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Epiu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Epiu is the 530,215th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name Epiu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Epiu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Epiu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 595 people, or 1 in 65,612. In Uganda Epiu is mostly concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 39 percent live, Kumi District, where 13 percent live and Soroti District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epieu89158/
Jepiu899/
Gepiu891/
Espiu891/
Epiut891/
Epieyu8028,631/
Jepiuh803/
Epieuu801/
Apiu753,173/
Opiu757/
Ipiu755/
Epyu751/
Apieu67126/
Jipiu6797/
Epeju6792/
Ipieu6789/
Epehu6776/
Epuju6721/
Epuyu6710/
Yopiu675/
Apiju674/
Opieu673/
Jpiud671/
Appiu671/
Apiuh671/
Uipiu671/
Epeyu671/
Hapiu671/

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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 Epiu
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