Erupe Surname

67,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Erupe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,1881:6,425863
Uganda1241:314,83321,485
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Erupe (1,690) may also be a first name.

Erupe Last Name Facts

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

Erupe is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Erupe.

How Common Is The Last Name Erupe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,846th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 994,480 people. The surname Erupe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Erupe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Erupe is also the 187,093rd most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 1,690 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 7,188 people, or 1 in 6,425. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Turkana County, where 78 percent reside, Samburu County, where 8 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Erupe exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Erupe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Erupe last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herupe9169/
Eruppe914/
Erupee912/
Erupea911/
Jerupe911/
Erup8924/
Arupe801,285/
Herup80134/
Orupe80108/
Erupa8086/
Ejrup8043/
Eripe8019/
Eirup8016/
Erupi8012/
Gerup8011/
Esrup808/
Irupe806/
Ergup801/
Earup801/
Erupp801/
Heeruppe773/
Ettrup73436/
Harupe73181/
Arrupe73147/
Herrup7376/
Ågerup7350/
Hirupe7336/
Girupe7336/
Heerup7333/
Arupei7312/
Eerupa7310/
Oruppe733/
Eruppa732/
Arupee732/
Orupei732/
Oruepe732/
Orupie731/
Earupa731/
Yerupa731/
Yerupi731/
Jerupi731/
Eriepe731/
Geraup731/
Irupea731/
Heripe731/
Herupt731/
Yirupe731/
Jerupa731/
Irupey730/
Arroupe6765/
Eruv6754/
Arrupea6750/
Irup6729/
Hågerup676/
Yiraupe676/
Hoejrup672/
Gairupe671/
Yoraupe671/
Heraupa671/
Euripea671/
Yergupi671/
Eeruppa671/
Jerupgi671/
Yoroupe671/

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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 Erupe
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