Eregu Surname
Approximately 1,048 people bear this surname
Eregu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 870 | 1:44,873 | 5,587 |
| Nigeria | 174 | 1:1,018,062 | 42,870 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Eregu (31) may also be a first name.
Eregu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eregu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eregu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eregu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Eregu is the 348,561st most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,953,765 people. Eregu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eregu live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name globally, held by 31 people.
The last name Eregu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 870 people, or 1 in 44,873. In Uganda Eregu is most frequent in: Kaberamaido District, where 34 percent live, Soroti District, where 33 percent live and Serere District, where 12 percent live. Beside Uganda Eregu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geregu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ereigu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eroegu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eregou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Heregu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Geregou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yeregou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ereangu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eregaud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aregu | 80 | 2,097 | / |
| Eragu | 80 | 689 | / |
| Erigu | 80 | 216 | / |
| Iregu | 80 | 141 | / |
| Erogu | 80 | 101 | / |
| Oregu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Heregaud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heregoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haregu | 73 | 2,260 | / |
| Oriegu | 73 | 50 | / |
| Heragu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Oreghu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Iroegu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Arregu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Orregu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eraggu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yiregu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areghu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erigut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iregus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orieghu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iroeghu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iregaud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arreguí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreghui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arreagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiregau | 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 Eregu
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