Erunye Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Erunye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erunye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Erunye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erunye has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erunye? popularity and diffusion

Erunye is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Erunye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Erunye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Erunye is most common in: Nakuru County, where 80 percent live and Samburu County, where 20 percent live.

Erunye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Erunye surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eruinye921/
Ergunaye861/
Eronye8364/
Erunhe8336/
Ergunay777/
Erguney776/
Gerunge771/
Erunowe771/
Herungay717/
Gerungay713/
Jerungay711/
Eeironye711/
Herguney711/
Ironye6760/
Eronay6740/
Eronje6710/
Erunji678/
Eronie674/
Eroney673/
Eronei671/
Herrungay671/

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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 Erunye
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