Eteru Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Eteru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eteru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2621:149,00513,229
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Eteru (15) may also be a first name.

Eteru Last Name Facts

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

Eteru (Hindi: ेटेरु) occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eteru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eteru is the 928,396th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Eteru live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 149,005. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaberamaido District, where 47 percent are found, Amuria District, where 27 percent are found and Soroti District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esteru9187/
Etergu9113/
Yeteru911/
Ieteru911/
Geteru911/
Etteru911/
Estheru8327/
Yesteru8327/
Hetheru834/
Yetheru831/
Esteyru831/
Esteeru831/
Esterud831/
Esterus831/
Easteru830/
Etoru801,857/
Ateru80300/
Oteru80273/
Etaru80155/
Etiru8053/
Iteru8051/
Aiyeteru7727/
Hetterud7712/
Yestheru778/
Yesterau771/
Esteruch771/
Giteru73572/
Etharu7334/
Ataeru7323/
Ettaru737/
Aiteru735/
Atheru735/
Estiru733/
Isteru733/
Itheru732/
Jiteru731/
Ajteru731/
Etarou731/
Hoteru731/
Eataru731/
Estyru731/
Ysteru731/
Adteru731/
Atieru731/
Atteru731/
Aterou731/
Otteru731/
Esterhuis7155/
Esterhaus7115/
Esterhuys716/
Easterhaus6723/
Ysterud6715/
Githeru6715/
Jåterud675/
Hotteru674/
Atherru672/
Attieru671/
Jaiteru671/
Gayteru671/
Attaeru671/
Hatieru671/
Iteheru671/
Estairu671/
Easterhous671/
Hatteru671/
Ottearu671/

Eteru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eteru in the Hindi language
ेटेरुeteru-

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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 Eteru
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