Erukan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Erukan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erukan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Erukan (17) may also be a first name.

Erukan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erukan is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erukan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erukan is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Erukan live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Erukan is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 17 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Erukan is most common in: Busia District, where 61 percent live, Serere District, where 30 percent live and Tororo District, where 4 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Italy, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerukan9229/
Eruskan921/
Etroukan8620/
Jeruskan861/
Etrukang861/
Erukon83718/
Erikan83578/
Orukan83301/
Arukan83240/
Irukan83206/
Erokan8337/
Erucan831/
Etroukang8060/
Arukain7721/
Oruckan7718/
Arukhan7710/
Yorukan779/
Erikhan778/
Erukkam771/
Erukond771/
Yerukam771/
Iraukan771/
Orukhan771/
Erickan771/
Erikcan771/
Erucane771/
Erukhanova7510/
Herokhan7121/
Yorukcan718/
Arukkain711/
Harukhan711/
Arikan672,074/
Arucan671,776/
Jrikan6781/
Irukam6728/
Orucan6723/
Arukon6717/
Orikan6712/
Irucan6710/
Irikan6710/
Erican678/
Erikon673/
Irokan672/
Yrokan671/

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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 Erukan
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