Eriu Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Eriu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 155 | 1:251,866 | 18,680 |
| Italy | 84 | 1:728,056 | 60,909 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Eriù (1) are calculated separately.
Eriu (16) may also be a first name.
Eriu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eriu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eriu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Eriù. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eriu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 998,609th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. Eriu is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Eriu reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 16 people.
Eriu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 251,866. In Uganda Eriu is most numerous in: Amuria District, where 35 percent are found, Soroti District, where 28 percent are found and Serere District, where 15 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 33 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eriù | 92 | 1 | / |
| Erriu | 89 | 1,245 | / |
| Erius | 89 | 677 | / |
| Erieu | 89 | 72 | / |
| Heriu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Jeriu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Eriju | 89 | 4 | / |
| Erjiu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Eriou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Eiriu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Geriu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ereiu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Heroiu | 80 | 293 | / |
| Erieau | 80 | 254 | / |
| Heriou | 80 | 99 | / |
| Herius | 80 | 52 | / |
| Errius | 80 | 39 | / |
| Jerius | 80 | 24 | / |
| Geriou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Heriju | 80 | 4 | / |
| Erieyu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jeriou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ierius | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geroiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heriua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heriue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gerihu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Earius | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ariu | 75 | 1,345 | / |
| Eryu | 75 | 149 | / |
| Iriu | 75 | 44 | / |
| Oriu | 75 | 17 | / |
| Yriu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herriou | 73 | 53 | / |
| Heerius | 73 | 48 | / |
| Herieau | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gergiou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hyeriju | 73 | 12 | / |
| Errieau | 73 | 11 | / |
| Herrius | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jereius | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heriehu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yerihou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jerrius | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heirius | 73 | 0 | / |
| Georgiou | 67 | 49,559 | / |
| Ereou | 67 | 630 | / |
| Eroju | 67 | 438 | / |
| Arriu | 67 | 167 | / |
| Hariu | 67 | 167 | / |
| Orihu | 67 | 160 | / |
| Arieu | 67 | 152 | / |
| Ariju | 67 | 135 | / |
| Eruju | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ereau | 67 | 68 | / |
| Aroiu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Heriault | 67 | 44 | / |
| Eryou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ereyu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Arihu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Giriu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Irieu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yrius | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ergeu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Irius | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iriup | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orjiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eroyu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aariu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gerogiou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orieu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Airiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojriu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Érius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aruiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eryus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yerroiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erehu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eryue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiriu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iriua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oriju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jriou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiriu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arjiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iriou | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Eriu
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