Erebu Surname
Approximately 631 people bear this surname
Erebu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 572 | 1:68,250 | 7,643 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Erebu (20) may also be a first name.
Erebu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erebu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Erebu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Erebu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 516,587th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. The last name Erebu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Erebu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Erebu is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 20 people.
It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 68,250. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 34 percent are found, Soroti District, where 26 percent are found and Serere District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erebus | 91 | 40 | / |
| Eriebu | 91 | 22 | / |
| Gerebu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Jerebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Herebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yerebou | 83 | 14 | / |
| Herebou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Erebout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arebu | 80 | 9,358 | / |
| Erabu | 80 | 596 | / |
| Erobu | 80 | 274 | / |
| Irebu | 80 | 249 | / |
| Eribu | 80 | 217 | / |
| Erevu | 80 | 100 | / |
| Erewu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Orebu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eerebout | 77 | 171 | / |
| Eerebaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yerebouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Esreibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ejreibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eriobu | 73 | 291 | / |
| Yeribu | 73 | 279 | / |
| Iroebu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ariebu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Iriebu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gerewu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Irebgu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Erewui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Erabau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Irebut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eribeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eribou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hirebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Airebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irgebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herrebout | 71 | 493 | / |
| Herrebaut | 71 | 209 | / |
| Heerebout | 71 | 56 | / |
| Hereboudt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herreboudt | 67 | 69 | / |
| Arebouh | 67 | 5 | / |
| J'Rebou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Erreboe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heirebaudt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eriobuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irebouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerevui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeribou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heribou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeribou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirebud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yirebou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errabhu | 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 Erebu
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