Etegu Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Etegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Etegu 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
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388

Etegu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Etegu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Etegu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Etegu is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Etegu live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,084,424. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 75 percent are found, Amuria District, where 11 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 3 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found.

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
Hetegou831/
Etagu806,369/
Etigu80304/
Ategu80134/
Otegu8053/
Etogu8022/
Itegu806/
Hategu7337/
Iteagu7311/
Otegau733/
Itegou731/
Etagau731/
Gitegu731/
Eitagu731/
Itiegu731/
Ataegu731/
Etiogu731/
Ottegu731/
Eatheghou711/
Ethagou673/
Githegu671/
Ateugou671/
Hategau671/
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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 Etegu
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