Ergetu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ergetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ergetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ergetu (36) may also be a first name.

Ergetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ergetu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ergetu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Ergetu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ergetu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Ergetu is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 36 people.

The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eretu91395/
Erestu8314/
Erethu831/
Ersetu831/
Heretu831/
Eryetu831/
Geretu831/
Erretu831/
Erestus774/
Herestu772/
Eretheu771/
Earethu771/
Eritu73342/
Iretu7340/
Errgattu713/
Errestus711/
Eristu671,771/
Argatu67811/
Erittu6780/
Eritgu6719/
Eritou675/
Erritu675/
Ersitu674/
Irethu673/
Irietu672/
Geritu671/
Iretou671/
Eraitu671/
Eriitu671/
Airetu671/
Jhretu671/

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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 Ergetu
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