Etemu Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Etemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1151:339,47222,545
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Etemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Etemu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Etemu? popularity and diffusion

Etemu is the 1,315,412th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Etemu reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 339,472. In Uganda Etemu is mostly concentrated in: Serere District, where 63 percent reside, Soroti District, where 14 percent reside and Amuria District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda Etemu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ettemu9118/
Etemau917/
Etemou914/
Etiemu911/
Ethemu911/
Yetemu911/
Estemau834/
Etemeus831/
Etemous831/
Ethemou831/
Ethemau831/
Otemu80647/
Etimu80373/
Etamu80164/
Itemu80148/
Etomu80100/
Atemu8063/
Attemu738/
Ettamu737/
Oteemu737/
Oetimu736/
Ethamu734/
Itemau734/
Etimut733/
Gitemu732/
Etimou732/
Atiemu731/
Hatemu731/
Itoemu731/
Iteumu731/
Otemui731/
Etimuh731/
Getimu731/
Heshtemut718/
Heshtemud712/
Aytemuz6793/
Etoimou6732/
Yetimau6715/
Heshtemult6710/
Etthamu673/
Heishtemut671/
Athemou671/
Hatemou671/

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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 Etemu
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