Erasmuss Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Erasmuss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Erasmuss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erasmuss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Erasmuss occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erasmuss? popularity and diffusion
The surname Erasmuss is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Erasmuss occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Erasmuss reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Outside of South Africa Erasmuss occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erasmus | 93 | 76,430 | / |
| Erasmous | 88 | 20 | / |
| Eerasmus | 88 | 2 | / |
| Erassmus | 88 | 2 | / |
| Erasmaus | 88 | 2 | / |
| Errasmus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jerasmus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yerasmus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Eurasmus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Eramus | 86 | 40 | / |
| Erasmu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Erazmus | 80 | 631 | / |
| Arasmus | 80 | 53 | / |
| Orasmus | 80 | 50 | / |
| Erasmos | 80 | 28 | / |
| Irasmus | 80 | 9 | / |
| Erzamus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eramust | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eresmus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erażmus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eramu | 77 | 286 | / |
| Irahsmus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erramu | 71 | 56 | / |
| Geramu | 71 | 23 | / |
| Heramu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Esramu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ehramoush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erramousp | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erahmu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arazmus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Herammu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heramut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Irasmos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erazmuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erazmusová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geromus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erezmus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Erasmuss
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