Erigu Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Erigu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 205 | 1:190,436 | 15,550 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Erigu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erigu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Erigu is found most in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Erigu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,121,821st most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name Erigu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Erigu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 190,436. In Uganda Erigu is primarily concentrated in: Amuria District, where 41 percent reside, Serere District, where 23 percent reside and Soroti District, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Erigu exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ereigu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Erigut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eregu | 80 | 1,048 | / |
| Erugu | 80 | 856 | / |
| Arigu | 80 | 652 | / |
| Origu | 80 | 38 | / |
| Irigu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eerugu | 73 | 51 | / |
| Oriegu | 73 | 50 | / |
| Errugu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Irigau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eurugu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ierugu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arrigu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arigau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Geregu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arigou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Girigu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aruigu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yrigou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Origau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Earugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eruggu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heregu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eregou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herigault | 71 | 106 | / |
| Orieghu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jiriogu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Earughu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yeregou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geregou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arriguí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arrigau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eregaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harigau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girigau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arighui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrighu | 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 Erigu
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