Epwo Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Epwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Epwo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda941:415,31125,587
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Epwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Epwo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Epwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Epwo is the 1,828,462nd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Epwo reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Dokolo District, where 45 percent live, Apac District, where 22 percent live and Amolatar District, where 15 percent live. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epwou8955/
Epwoo8913/
Epwa7520/
Evwo7517/
Ebwo7512/
Apwo7510/
Ipwo752/
Opwo751/
Hepwood7354/
Hepwoth731/
Ebwot6761/
Evwoh6738/
Epwau677/
Epwat676/
Hopwo676/
Ezpuo673/
Opwou673/
Hepwa672/
Ebwoi672/
Apwoo672/
Ebwoh671/
Ebwos671/
Apwoi671/
Epwas671/
Epwaa671/
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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 Epwo
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