Erukan Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Erukan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
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
Erukan is most common in Uganda. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Erukan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Erukan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Erukan live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 17 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Busia District, where 61 percent live, Serere District, where 30 percent live and Tororo District, where 4 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Italy, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerukan | 92 | 29 | / |
| Eruskan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Etroukan | 86 | 20 | / |
| Jeruskan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Etrukang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Erukon | 83 | 718 | / |
| Erikan | 83 | 578 | / |
| Orukan | 83 | 301 | / |
| Arukan | 83 | 240 | / |
| Irukan | 83 | 206 | / |
| Erokan | 83 | 37 | / |
| Erucan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Etroukang | 80 | 60 | / |
| Arukain | 77 | 21 | / |
| Oruckan | 77 | 18 | / |
| Arukhan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yorukan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Erikhan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Erukkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erukond | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yerukam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iraukan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orukhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erickan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erikcan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erucane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erukhanova | 75 | 10 | / |
| Herokhan | 71 | 21 | / |
| Yorukcan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Arukkain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harukhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arikan | 67 | 2,074 | / |
| Arucan | 67 | 1,776 | / |
| Jrikan | 67 | 81 | / |
| Irukam | 67 | 28 | / |
| Orucan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Arukon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Orikan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Irucan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Irikan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Erican | 67 | 8 | / |
| Erikon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Irokan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yrokan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Erukan
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