Eleru Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Eleru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eleru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2311:169,00114,391
Nigeria1941:913,10739,493
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Eleru (10) may also be a first name.

Eleru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eleru occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eleru? popularity and diffusion

Eleru is the 692,305th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,066,852 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Eleru are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname Eleru is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 169,001. In Uganda Eleru is most common in: Maracha District, where 37 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 21 percent reside and Arua District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elieru91102/
Elerud9123/
Elearu915/
Elaeru913/
Jeleru912/
Oeleru912/
Yeleru912/
Euleru911/
Heleru911/
Elleru911/
Aeleru911/
Elerup911/
Ellerup8349/
Ellerau8317/
Ellerud836/
Elgereu831/
Oleru805,191/
Aleru801,628/
Eliru80279/
Ileru80267/
Elaru80146/
Eloru80120/
Elyru803/
Hellerud771,128/
Hellerup77200/
Aiyeleru7725/
Jellerup773/
Aileru732,518/
Oloeru73342/
Haleru73316/
Olaeru73160/
Șelaru73123/
Alieru7359/
Alleru7330/
Ellaru7325/
Iloeru7320/
Jeliru7318/
Aleiru7311/
Ilerup738/
Hileru736/
Aleuru735/
Șoleru734/
Ilerud734/
Alheru733/
Aaleru733/
Holeru733/
Olleru733/
Elyoru732/
Olearu731/
O'Leru731/
Ilereu731/
Olheru731/
Elioru731/
Elérus731/
Yileru731/
Oleeru731/
Oleuru731/
Ilieru731/
Ilerus731/
Elloru731/
Ayielerou716/
Illerup6722/
Halleru6721/
Ailerou6717/
Haleuru6714/
Jilleru6711/
Haileru676/
Halieru675/
Illerus674/
Allleru673/
Eliruiz672/
Helliru672/
Haeliru671/
Ailleru671/
Hellerruth671/
Allerui671/
Haleiru671/
Aïlerou671/
Ahaleru671/
Aylerou671/
Ylerrus671/
Elitrou671/
Elgirui671/
Elharou671/
Geliruy670/
Ellerhoust670/

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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 Eleru
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