Erikya Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Erikya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erikya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Erikya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erikya is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erikya? popularity and diffusion

Erikya is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Erikya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Erikya is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda Erikya is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 48 percent are found, Luuka District, where 33 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erikayya862/
Arikya8355/
Erekya831/
Orikya831/
Erikia831/
Iraikya772/
Iorikyaa7115/
Arikia6716/
Erikeo6715/
Irikia6710/
Erekia676/
Harikaiya675/
Arukya674/
Arekya673/
Erukia672/
Orikia672/
Orekya671/
Erikio671/

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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 Erikya
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