Ereru Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ereru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ereru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ereru Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Ereru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ereru are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Ereru is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 364,853. In Uganda Ereru is most common in: Arua District, where 44 percent are found, Ngora District, where 22 percent are found and Maracha District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda Ereru is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ererau917/
Erheru916/
Erearu911/
Gereru911/
Herreru834/
Ereheru833/
Hererus831/
Herzeru831/
Erearau831/
Gererau831/
Gerearu831/
Gererui830/
Eraru80236/
Areru80228/
Ireru8018/
Eroru8012/
Oreru808/
Eriru801/
Eretraud771/
Herrerau771/
Geergeru771/
Orieru73142/
Erioru7319/
Hareru739/
Heraru735/
Arerau734/
Orheru734/
Etriru733/
Irerou731/
Iraeru731/
Erojru731/
Ehretraut711/
Herzerů674/
Arhieru672/
Areheru671/
Erharuy671/
Arhereu671/
Harreru671/

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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 Ereru
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