Eroko Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Eroko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eroko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Eroko (33) may also be a first name.

Eroko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eroko (Russian: Ероко) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eroko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,931,261st most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Eroko are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Eroko is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda it is most common in: Pallisa District, where 34 percent are found, Arua District, where 30 percent are found and Kumi District, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erokho9194/
Heroko915/
Yeroko911/
Eroshko83328/
Eroukou8326/
Erochko8324/
Iroko806,989/
Oroko802,599/
Aroko801,997/
Eroka8042/
Erako8024/
Eruko808/
Ereko808/
Yroko806/
Jeroszko7740/
Geroukou7722/
Hiroko73217/
Erokha73149/
Yoroko73143/
Eroico73140/
Haroko7352/
Geroka7342/
Herako7339/
Orocko7337/
Hereko7318/
Arokko7313/
Arokoi739/
Orokoh738/
Arokoo736/
Erakko734/
Arokoy734/
Erasko734/
Jrokoo733/
Irouko733/
Irokop733/
Arooko732/
Oroiko732/
Horoko732/
Arokoh732/
Arokou732/
Irooko732/
Irokko732/
Orokoi731/
Orokoo731/
Irokoa731/
Yrokoi731/
Yeroka731/
Geroco731/
Aruoko731/
Arocko731/
Irokoi731/
Irosko731/
Ioroko731/
Irokoh731/
Erokaa731/
Erakot731/
Arroko731/
Erukko731/
Irokod731/
Jerako731/
Heroco731/
Heruko731/
Erroukhou711/
Herasko67959/
Erashko6781/
Yrochko6756/
Horokou6719/
Iroukos6715/
Iroukou6713/
Gerakou6711/
Erushko678/
Erukoit674/
Horohko673/
Heroico673/
Aroukho672/
Yerakod672/
Aitroko672/
Horojko671/
Aroukoy671/
Herroka671/
Itrokop671/
Eirocco671/
Erukood671/
Irzokou671/
Erakkot671/
Jerakoh671/
Yorokou671/
Yroukou671/
Harokoy671/
Esrakou671/
Erzakou671/
Hirroko671/

Eroko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eroko in the Russian language
Ерокоeroko-

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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 Eroko
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