Erotu Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Erotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda901:433,77026,293
India581:13,225,265229,403
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erotu (64) may also be a first name.

Erotu Last Name Facts

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

Erotu (Oriya: ଇେରାତୁ) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Erotu.

How Common Is The Last Name Erotu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erotu is the 1,338,236th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Erotu reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Erotu is also the 1,223,525th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 64 people.

Erotu is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 433,770. In Uganda Erotu is most prevalent in: Amuria District, where 67 percent are found, Serere District, where 16 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erothu91303/
Eerotu9119/
Errotu914/
Eroutu911/
Eirotu911/
Ejrotu911/
Earotu911/
Ierotu911/
Eerothu8334/
Ejrothu835/
Yerrotu833/
Errothu833/
Ejjrotu833/
Jerothu831/
Earrotu831/
Yerothu831/
Erotheu831/
Irotu80802/
Eretu80395/
Erutu80209/
Arotu80153/
Orotu8049/
Eratu8034/
Ejjirotu7739/
Eejrothu774/
Etrouthu774/
Ejjrothu773/
Yirotu73306/
Irothu7399/
Jeratu7364/
Aruotu7346/
Ijrotu7326/
Erattu7323/
Eratus7322/
Irrotu7318/
Iroutu7318/
Oruotu7314/
Gerutu739/
Erathu736/
Erastu735/
Eruthu733/
Aroutu733/
Heratu733/
Horotu731/
Heretu731/
Iruotu731/
Earatu731/
Erethu731/
Airotu731/
Erutus731/
Erretu731/
Arothu731/
Hirotu731/
Iirotu731/
Irotuu731/
Ejjirothu7143/
Ejjiroutu714/
Eatrouthu713/
Ethrouthu713/
Eijjirotu711/
Ejjerothu711/
Erastus676,227/
Ijirotu67343/
Ijrothu6720/
Erustus6713/
Irrothu6711/
Yirrotu678/
Yirothu677/
Yorotou676/
Ejjirouthu675/
Itrothu675/
Irgottu673/
Arrothu673/
Earathu673/
Aerathu672/
Iroutou672/
Eretheu671/
Jeratus671/
Earethu671/
Ejjierothu671/
Eerastu671/
Eerathu671/
Yijrotu671/
Eratous671/

Erotu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erotu in the Oriya language
ଇେରାତୁieratu84.62
ଈେରାତୁieratu7.69
ଇେରତୁieratu7.69

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Erotu
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