Iyemu Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Iyemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Iyemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyemu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iyemu is the 2,220,661st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyemu live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 39 percent reside, Serere District, where 35 percent reside and Ngora District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihyemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yemu | 89 | 176 | / |
| Iemu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iyamu | 80 | 10,821 | / |
| Iyomu | 80 | 141 | / |
| Ayemu | 80 | 117 | / |
| Yemau | 80 | 100 | / |
| Yemou | 80 | 61 | / |
| Oyemu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ijemu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Eyemu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oiemu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayemou | 73 | 2,881 | / |
| Yeamou | 73 | 970 | / |
| Yemhou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ojiemu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yemgou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Iyammu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yemmou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ajiemu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Iyamou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Giyomu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hiyamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eyemou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Giyamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iyamus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iiyamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geyemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiymut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eumu | 67 | 579 | / |
| Aimu | 67 | 173 | / |
| Eemu | 67 | 154 | / |
| Eimu | 67 | 72 | / |
| Imeu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Aymu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Oimu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aemu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Eamu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ouyemou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hayeemu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojuyemu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oiseamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouiemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeamaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Iyemu
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