Erastus Surname
Approximately 6,227 people bear this surname
Erastus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 5,407 | 1:446 | 42 |
| Kenya | 367 | 1:125,831 | 10,435 |
| Nigeria | 260 | 1:681,318 | 31,645 |
| Tanzania | 135 | 1:392,160 | 27,960 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Erastus (24,838) may also be a first name.
Erastus Demographics
Erastus Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Erastus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erastus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Erastus is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erastus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Erastus is the 78,433rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,170,314 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Erastus are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Erastus is also the 32,171st most widely held forename on earth, held by 24,838 people.
Erastus is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 5,407 people, or 1 in 446. In Namibia Erastus is most numerous in: Omusati Region, where 23 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 19 percent live and Oshikoto Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Namibia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Erastus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Erastus surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Erastus earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.09% less than the national average, earning R 33,048 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Errastus | 93 | 3 | / |
| Eratus | 92 | 22 | / |
| Erastu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Arastus | 86 | 264 | / |
| Erestus | 86 | 4 | / |
| Irastus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eerastu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Geratus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orastus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eratous | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eratu | 83 | 34 | / |
| Errestus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harastus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arhastus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erattu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Erathu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Heratu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eraitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Earatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orestus | 71 | 10 | / |
| Arestus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Earathu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Eerathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Irastut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eurotus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Erotu | 67 | 167 | / |
| Iratu | 67 | 81 | / |
| Arrestus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Errgattu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erathaud | 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
- 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 Erastus
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