Etangu Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Etangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda831:470,35327,634
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Etangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Etangu is most common in Uganda. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Etangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Etangu is the 2,007,164th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Etangu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Etangu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 470,353. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Soroti District, where 31 percent are found, Serere District, where 30 percent are found and Amuria District, where 28 percent are found. Barring Uganda Etangu occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Getangu921/
Ettangu921/
Etagu916,369/
Etanu91371/
Estanguí861/
Itangu83456/
Etongu8396/
Estanu8364/
Getanu8314/
Atangu8312/
Jetanu831/
Otangu831/
Etanui831/
Eitagu831/
Etagau831/
Hetanu831/
Gitangu77103/
Estanus7712/
Getanuh774/
Itanguu774/
Ithangu773/
Atangou773/
Ethagou773/
Estanuy771/
Jetanui771/
Yitangu771/
Hitangu771/
Itang'u771/
Estaneu771/
Etonu73442/
Itanu73120/
Etogu7322/
Itagu737/
Etoungou71690/
Estaynou7124/
Yotangou7110/
Hitanghu719/
Githangu712/
Yetongou711/
Oytangou711/
Etuonu67276/
Atongu67190/
Itongu67130/
Aitanu67119/
Ithagu6767/
Itagau6722/
Iteanu6714/
Itannu6711/
Iteagu6711/
Itaanu679/
Hetonu677/
Jitagu676/
Eitonu675/
Gitanu674/
Aitagu674/
Jitanu673/
Etonou672/
Iotanu671/
Etogou671/
Ithanu671/
Hatangguh671/
Getonu671/
Etonnu671/

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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 Etangu
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