Eremu Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Eremu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eremu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3051:127,99811,896
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Eremu (32) may also be a first name.

Eremu Last Name Facts

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

Eremu is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eremu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 730,373rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. Eremu is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Eremu are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 127,998. In Uganda Eremu is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 22 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 22 percent are found and Amuria District, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geremu913,133/
Eremus91191/
Eremut91115/
Jeremu9130/
Ereimu913/
Yeremu913/
Eriemu913/
Heremu911/
Ergemu911/
Ereumu911/
Jeremus8358/
Eremaut8322/
Erhiemu838/
Yeremou835/
Gerremu834/
Eresmus831/
Erremus831/
Ehiremu831/
Eheremu831/
Erremuh831/
Eremuth831/
Yerzemu831/
Eremaus830/
Aremu8073,687/
Erimu801,375/
Eramu80286/
Iremu80198/
Oremu80136/
Eromu80130/
Ehreimou773/
Jeuremou771/
Erhimu73346/
Ariemu73146/
Erramu7356/
Gerimu7339/
Irhemu7331/
Giremu7330/
Ehrimu7311/
Oraemu739/
Erimou739/
Areemu737/
Erimus736/
Aaremu736/
Yerimu736/
Arremu735/
Jerimu735/
Aremui735/
Araemu734/
Iremau733/
Heramu733/
Haremu732/
Areimu732/
Ireumu732/
Erymus732/
Aremuh731/
Erahmu731/
Aremeu731/
Erihmu731/
Erimuh731/
Oreamu731/
Herimu731/
Gerimou6739/
Yerimou6728/
Herammu674/
Iremaut673/
Erismus672/
Hiremut671/
Jiremus671/
Yiremuh671/
Yerimeu671/
Yerimuh671/
Arremou671/
Orhiemu671/
Jiriemu671/
Erismau671/
Haremui671/

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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 Eremu
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