Imetu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Imetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Imetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imetu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Imetu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Imetu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Imetu are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Imetu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Imetu is primarily concentrated in: Amuria District, where 88 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jimietu831/
Emetu801,503/
Imatu80136/
Imotu8033/
Umetu806/
Imitu804/
Haimetou77108/
Heimetou7728/
Imhotu7323/
Imothu7311/
Emietu7310/
Imohtu739/
Imathu738/
Hemetu738/
Gemetu737/
Ymeteu737/
Emetui736/
Emeatu735/
Aimatu734/
Himitu734/
Emetou733/
Emetus732/
Jimotu732/
Emmetu731/
Himatu731/
Imattu731/
Emettu731/
Emeitu731/
Emeytu731/
Emetuu731/
Aheimetou7140/
Haimettou7115/
Ahaimetou7111/
Heimettou711/
Ehmetou6735/
Aheimedtou6723/
Haimatu6710/
Himottu679/
Ahaimettou678/
Hemetou675/
Aheimettou673/
Ahaimedtou673/
Ummethu671/
Gemethu671/
Emmetou671/

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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 Imetu
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