Eronu Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Eronu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eronu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

The alternate forms: Erönü (58) are calculated separately.

Eronu (18) may also be a first name.

Eronu Last Name Facts

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

Eronu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Erönü. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eronu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. Eronu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Eronu live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria Eronu is primarily found in: Niger, where 64 percent are found, Kogi, where 22 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erongu911,260/
Eronhu913/
Eronou912/
Eroenu911/
Eronnu911/
Erognu911/
Erönü8758/
Etronou834/
Heronau831/
Errongu831/
Aronu80672/
Ironu80119/
Erenu8047/
Eranu8045/
Oronu807/
Erunu803/
Eroungou771/
Irongu731,264/
Erangu73204/
Jeranu73138/
Eraenu7387/
Herenu7358/
Erungu7321/
Heranu7311/
Ergunu735/
Ereneu734/
Gironu734/
Haronu734/
Ahronu733/
Oruonu733/
Arounu732/
Ioronu731/
Oronau731/
Yoronu731/
Horonu731/
Aruonu731/
Ieranu731/
Eranus731/
Eraunu731/
Herenhu6720/
Errangu6714/
Erangou678/
Hironau678/
Aharonu676/
Eranusz675/
Herțanu672/
Erasnus672/
Jerhanu671/
Herrenu671/
Heurenu671/
Irounou671/
Erangau671/
Hironou671/
Aaronui671/
Haroonu671/
Eeranus671/
Eirhanu671/
Ijironu671/
Jerganu671/
Eyreunu671/

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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 Eronu
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