Esemu Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Esemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4471:87,3369,145
Cameroon2011:103,32912,175
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Esemu (53) may also be a first name.

Esemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Esemu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Esemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Esemu is the 428,665th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Esemu reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 87,336. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 36 percent are found, Soroti District, where 27 percent are found and Amuria District, where 14 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essemu914/
Eseimu912/
Etsemu911/
Esemau911/
Esemui911/
Eshemu911/
Jesemu911/
Eseamu911/
Yesgemu83157/
Eseimou8312/
Essemou833/
Yeshemu831/
Eseimuz831/
Heshemu831/
Asemu802,816/
Esimu801,010/
Esamu80428/
Esomu80215/
Ejemu80211/
Ecemu80161/
Egemu8093/
Osemu8045/
Isemu8023/
Ezemu8014/
Eisemuth7726/
Gezemu732,095/
Eshimu73383/
Echemu73129/
Ashemu7367/
Oshemu7353/
Ishemu7341/
Ezeamu7332/
Assemu7327/
Ezemou7322/
Esimau7316/
Eshamu7314/
Osiemu735/
Ejemeu734/
Iseemu733/
Ezemau733/
Hasemu732/
Asemui732/
Essomu731/
Asemeu731/
Asemou731/
Ezemud731/
Essimu731/
Isiemu731/
Ezemeu731/
Ahsemu731/
Yisemu731/
Aseamu731/
Isemeu731/
Essamu731/
Asaemu731/
Aseemu731/
Esomou731/
Issemu731/
Eziemu731/
Hesamu731/
Hashemu67222/
Issemou6722/
Heshimu6722/
Esahamu6713/
Asheemu675/
Ysemeus675/
Aeshamu674/
Essamou672/
Geshimu672/
Oiseamu671/
Hisemud671/
Aschemu671/
Ahshemu671/
Echemau671/
Ezemmou671/
Aishemu671/
Ashiemu671/
Hazeemu671/
Egemmeu671/
Isemuha671/
Ezeamou671/
Eshimut671/
Isemeus671/
Ossemou671/
Essimeu671/
Etshimu671/
Etsimou671/
Ascemou671/
Essymui671/

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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 Esemu
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