Esanyu Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Esanyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esanyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4741:82,3618,760
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Esanyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Esanyu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Esanyu? popularity and diffusion

Esanyu is the 627,290th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,933,496 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Esanyu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Esanyu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 474 people, or 1 in 82,361. In Uganda Esanyu is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 53 percent reside, Soroti District, where 24 percent reside and Amuria District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essanyu9213/
Essanyou862/
Esonyu83176/
Esanju83161/
Isanyu8310/
Ishanyu7739/
Echanyu774/
Essaniu771/
Isaanyu771/
Ehsanjou714/
Isanhu677/
Isaniu676/
Isanju672/
Ezaniu671/
Echonyu6294/
Esonius625/
Isanhau624/
Isanhuj621/
Esanjoo621/
Issanjou5710/
Ehsanjoo571/
Ehezeaniu531/

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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
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  • 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 Esanyu
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