Erienya Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Erienya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erienya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546

Erienya Last Name Facts

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

Erienya is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erienya? popularity and diffusion

Erienya is the 4,532,898th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Erienya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Erienya live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Erienya is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Erienya is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 55 percent reside and Rivers, where 45 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 42 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erinya926/
Orienya8622/
Herinya8612/
Gerenya862/
Eryenya861/
Ereanya861/
Gerinya861/
Geroinya8023/
Erenea77379/
Erenia77278/
Erinyo7779/
Erenha7712/
Erinea777/
Irinya775/
Erinia775/
Erenyo771/
Erinja771/
Gerginyay7541/
Earajinya751/
Arienyo71635/
Herenja71261/
Gerenia71228/
Girinya7190/
Herunya7153/
Jerahwenya7133/
Erhinyo7128/
Herenia7123/
Erinhah7116/
Eryenyo717/
Etrinja716/
Gerenja714/
Jirenya714/
Irienyo713/
Orinyah713/
Gerinia713/
Herinia712/
Eringia712/
Herinyo711/
Girenya711/
Oreinya711/
Herinja711/
Hirinya711/
Oryinya711/
Erhinja711/
Orrinya711/
Herenea711/
Oryenya711/
Erginia711/
Aerenja711/
Aryenya711/
Erinias711/
Erinyot711/
Erainia710/
Haerinia67100/
Orenaiya6738/
Aryienyo672/
Jergenia672/
Hearunya671/
Gerinjau671/
Eriņa671/
Herenjas671/

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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 Erienya
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