Erubu Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Erubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda861:453,94527,029
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Erubu (40) may also be a first name.

Erubu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erubu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erubu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,348,199th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Erubu live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 40 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 453,945. In Uganda Erubu is primarily concentrated in: Amuria District, where 28 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 27 percent live and Soroti District, where 26 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 47 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerubu91156/
Yerubu912/
Jerubuh837/
Jerubut833/
Arubu801,725/
Orubu80800/
Erobu80274/
Eribu80217/
Eruvu8042/
Irubu801/
Eruwu801/
Harubu73445/
Yorubu7328/
Eriebu7322/
Yeruvu7320/
Orubou7313/
Erhuwu734/
Araubu731/
Eruboe731/
Irubgu731/
Ejruwu731/
Orhubu731/
Orubau731/
Girubu731/
Geruvu731/
Aruibeu677/
Haroubu671/
Aroubou671/
Erhuwhu671/

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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 Erubu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis