Erewu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Erewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Erewu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erewu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erewu? popularity and diffusion

Erewu is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Erewu is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Erewu reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Rivers, where 33 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerewu916/
Erewui913/
Erebu80631/
Erevu80100/
Arewu8022/
Eriwu8011/
Erowu803/
Orewu802/
Erawu802/
Oriewu7376/
Arewou735/
Ariewu731/
Uirewu731/
Herebu731/
Eribeu731/
Erowau731/
Herebou673/
Gerevui671/

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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 Erewu
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