Epuku Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Epuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Epuku (24) may also be a first name.
Epuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Epuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Epuku is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Epuku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Epuku reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 24 people.
Epuku is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda Epuku is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 39 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 20 percent reside and Serere District, where 20 percent reside. Barring Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epeuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Epoukou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Jepukui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apuku | 80 | 445 | / |
| Epiku | 80 | 279 | / |
| Ipuku | 80 | 197 | / |
| Epoku | 80 | 112 | / |
| Epucu | 80 | 92 | / |
| Opuku | 80 | 54 | / |
| Hapuku | 73 | 97 | / |
| Ipukui | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ipukuy | 73 | 17 | / |
| Jipuku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ypukuy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ipoukou | 67 | 107 | / |
| Apoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapuuku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opouckou | 62 | 9 | / |
| Aiyepoku | 62 | 4 | / |
| Hapuckou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Apiku | 60 | 1,388 | / |
| Opiku | 60 | 118 | / |
| Apucu | 60 | 59 | / |
| Ipoku | 60 | 2 | / |
| Opucu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Epokou | 55 | 369 | / |
| Aphiku | 55 | 3 | / |
| Epocou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Epicuh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hapiku | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ophiku | 55 | 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 Epuku
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