Eroto Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Eroto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eroto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Eroto (10) may also be a first name.

Eroto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eroto is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Eroto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eroto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Eroto live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Eroto is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Eroto is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 29 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 29 percent live and West Pokot County, where 29 percent live. Barring Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geroto91159/
Eruoto9110/
Heroto919/
Jeroto918/
Earoto915/
Erotho911/
Erotto911/
Gerotto831,541/
Jerotto837/
Geiroto835/
Heroito833/
Gieroto831/
Aeroito831/
Erato801,156/
Iroto80204/
Erota80154/
Oroto80152/
Aroto80110/
Ereto8051/
Eruto807/
Gierotto777/
Ejjiroto771/
Herothoi771/
Erasto7333,303/
Giroto732,168/
Hiroto731,580/
Aruoto73414/
Jerota73183/
Horoto73159/
Gerota73119/
Erotas7389/
Herota7352/
Errato7339/
Herato7339/
Erhota7334/
Yiroto7327/
Irotot7325/
Erutto7318/
Arhoto7316/
Eretto7312/
Arroto7311/
Aroito738/
Erotha735/
Erreto733/
Irotho732/
Hereto732/
Arotho732/
Eroita732/
Irotoa732/
Aerato731/
Arooto731/
Etrota731/
Eurota731/
Orouto731/
Orotho731/
Irooto731/
Arouto731/
Haroto731/
Geruto731/
Irotoo731/
Erhato731/
Arotto731/
Etrato731/
Jerato730/
Eratto730/
Girotto6711,584/
Gerrato67100/
Airosto6756/
Gerutto6717/
Herasto6712/
Hairoto678/
Yorotou676/
Geratto675/
Girroto675/
Herouta674/
Iroutou672/
Girouto671/
Hyroito671/
Earreto671/
Erratot671/
Horoito671/
Hiroito671/
Hirotoi671/
Hirotot671/
Horooto671/
Eratous671/
Erotheu671/
Giroito671/
Euretto670/

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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 Eroto
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