Eritu Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Eritu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 337 | 1:115,844 | 11,167 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
Eritu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eritu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eritu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Eritu.
How Common Is The Last Name Eritu? popularity and diffusion
Eritu is the 814,680th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name Eritu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Eritu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Eritu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 115,844. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 29 percent are found, Amuria District, where 24 percent are found and Ngora District, where 23 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Tajikistan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eristu | 91 | 1,771 | / |
| Erittu | 91 | 80 | / |
| Eritgu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Eritou | 91 | 5 | / |
| Erritu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Geritu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eraitu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Heristu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Heritau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yeritup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erritus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eretu | 80 | 395 | / |
| Erutu | 80 | 209 | / |
| Aritu | 80 | 65 | / |
| Oritu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Iritu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jeristus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yeristou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herithus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ergetu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Aritau | 73 | 15 | / |
| Erestu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Haritu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eruthu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Irietu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heretu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erethu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iritus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arietu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geretu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erretu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orithu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harittu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Hareitu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erestus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Herestu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eretheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iristtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarritu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iriotou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irritou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earethu | 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 Eritu
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