Etonu Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Etonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3211:121,61811,523
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Etonu (12) may also be a first name.

Etonu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Etonu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etonu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 675,256th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Etonu live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Etonu is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 121,618. In Uganda Etonu is most common in: Soroti District, where 25 percent live, Serere District, where 25 percent live and Amuria District, where 21 percent live. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etuonu91276/
Etongu9196/
Aetonu9166/
Hetonu917/
Eitonu915/
Etonou912/
Getonu911/
Etonnu911/
Etounou83845/
Hetonou8333/
Yetonou8322/
Yetonhu832/
Etonnou831/
Etonhou831/
Etenu80550/
Etanu80371/
Otonu80150/
Atonu8061/
Itonu8016/
Etunu808/
Etoungou77690/
Yetonnou77111/
Yetonhou7795/
Yetounou771/
Yetongou771/
Hetonnou771/
Etumnu73412/
Etungu73332/
Hotonu73320/
Itongu73130/
Etangu7387/
Estanu7364/
Etunnu7320/
Getanu7314/
Attonu7312/
Atuonu7311/
Aitonu735/
Hatonu735/
Itoenu734/
Otuonu732/
Othonu732/
Aytonu731/
Hetanu731/
Hetenu731/
Ettenu731/
Etanui731/
Jitonu731/
Atoinu731/
Otonau731/
Jetanu731/
Jithonu6787/
Otounou6769/
Gitongu6721/
Estanus6712/
Etunnuh678/
Getanuh674/
Jitohnu674/
Itounou674/
Itoongu674/
Etumnus673/
Ethungu673/
Itongou672/
Hotonnu672/
Ytounus671/
Getangu671/
Etumnnu671/
Estaneu671/
Otounuy671/
Hetungu671/
Othonou671/
Otoenou671/
Yotongu671/
Ettangu671/
Atonhou671/
Estanuy671/
Jetanui671/

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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 Etonu
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