Etelu Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Etelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Etelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Etelu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Etelu is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Etelu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Etelu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Serere District, where 45 percent reside, Soroti District, where 16 percent reside and Amuria District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etelus919/
Estelu911/
Estelus83214/
Etelauz8310/
Estelau831/
Ethelus831/
Jetelus831/
Eettelu831/
Etalu80693/
Etolu80510/
Otelu80323/
Atelu80271/
Etilu80245/
Itelu8050/
Estelius7714/
Esthelus775/
Eteheluz771/
Etoğlu73122/
Itelus7311/
Ottelu736/
Otelou736/
Ataelu735/
Hetalu733/
Ettolu733/
Eitolu732/
Atelui732/
Etilus732/
Itelut731/
Ytelus731/
Etaluy731/
Ithelu731/
Eitalu731/
Etiolu731/
Ettalu731/
Etollu731/
Hotelu731/
Hatelu731/
Izteleu671,760/
Estilus67591/
Hitelus674/
Jetilux671/
Attelou671/
Atelhou671/
Giteliu671/
Hiteulu671/
Isteleu671/
Ithelus671/
Itelius671/
Aetoleu671/

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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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  • 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 Etelu
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