Erwu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Erwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Erwu (2,325) may also be a first name.
Erwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Erwu is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Erwu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 154,324th most common forename globally, borne by 2,325 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 75 percent reside and Oyo, where 25 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Erwu
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