Eribu Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Eribu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 206 | 1:189,511 | 15,501 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
Eribu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eribu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eribu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Eribu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eribu? popularity and diffusion
Eribu is the 1,118,459th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Eribu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Eribu is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 189,511. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaberamaido District, where 41 percent live, Soroti District, where 21 percent live and Amuria District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eriobu | 91 | 291 | / |
| Yeribu | 91 | 279 | / |
| Eriebu | 91 | 22 | / |
| Eribou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eribeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jeribou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heribou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eriobuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yeribou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erebu | 80 | 631 | / |
| Iribu | 80 | 210 | / |
| Oribu | 80 | 189 | / |
| Erubu | 80 | 165 | / |
| Aribu | 80 | 135 | / |
| Eriwu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Erivu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Esreibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ejreibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aribau | 73 | 244 | / |
| Erebus | 73 | 40 | / |
| Ariebu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Iriebu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Haribu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Iribou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aaribu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Giribu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gerebu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Araibu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Erivau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiribu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jerebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aribui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aroibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oribeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heeribout | 71 | 6 | / |
| Aaribou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Arribau | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yerebou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aruibeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Herebou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haribau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arribou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erebout | 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 Eribu
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