Erisu Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Erisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4751:82,1888,744
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185

Erisu (10) may also be a first name.

Erisu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erisu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erisu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 628,294th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name Erisu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Erisu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The surname Erisu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 475 people, or 1 in 82,188. In Uganda Erisu is primarily concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 43 percent reside, Soroti District, where 34 percent reside and Amuria District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyrisu9118/
Erisus917/
Yerisu913/
Eerisu913/
Herisu911/
Erissu911/
Eritsou831/
Erusu801,009/
Arisu80791/
Eresu80213/
Orisu80198/
Erizu8020/
Irisu807/
Eriju804/
Ericu803/
Herissou7711/
Gergishu771/
Harisu7313,197/
Geresu7311,612/
Iritsu7365/
Eresou7328/
Orisau7323/
Erussu7311/
Earusu7311/
Eresus7310/
Yeresu735/
Oriseu735/
Heriju734/
Girisu734/
Erresu734/
Arisau733/
Oirisu733/
Jirisu733/
Eeresu733/
Etrizu732/
Irissu732/
Isrisu732/
Ahrisu732/
Erisoo731/
Eresau731/
Aruisu731/
Arishu731/
Irisuh731/
Horisu731/
Heresu731/
Arisui731/
Aerusu731/
Ereshu731/
Erricu731/
Eerusu731/
Gerizu731/
Jerischau711/
Geressu672,273/
Irissou67334/
Erecius6729/
Harrisu6729/
Țerescu6726/
Eurusuh6712/
Ericius677/
Girgisu672/
Hairisu671/
Hereziu671/
Eereshu671/
Erichud671/
Girishu671/
Harishu671/
Yereshu671/
Oroisuu671/
Yrissou671/
Harissu671/
Haarisu671/
Gereseu671/

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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 Erisu
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