Iyeru Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Iyeru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 131 | 1:298,010 | 20,747 |
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Iyeru (10) may also be a first name.
Iyeru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyeru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyeru is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyeru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,189,614th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyeru reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Iyeru is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 298,010. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Amuria District, where 45 percent reside, Soroti District, where 42 percent reside and Buyende District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyieru | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hiyeru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yeru | 89 | 1,353 | / |
| Ieru | 89 | 9 | / |
| Oyeru | 80 | 1,363 | / |
| Yerou | 80 | 1,074 | / |
| Eyeru | 80 | 283 | / |
| Yerru | 80 | 133 | / |
| Iyaru | 80 | 45 | / |
| Iyoru | 80 | 41 | / |
| Yergu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ayeru | 80 | 25 | / |
| Yearu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Uyeru | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ijeru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yerui | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hyeru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yerau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aieru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uieru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oieru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eyerus | 73 | 4,025 | / |
| Hayeru | 73 | 1,454 | / |
| Yerrou | 73 | 717 | / |
| Ijeruh | 73 | 60 | / |
| Heyeru | 73 | 36 | / |
| Iyarou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ayeruh | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ijearu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hiyaru | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yergou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ayerru | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jaiyru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eierud | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iyarud | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ayerou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ijeuru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ajieru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yearus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyereu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihieru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haieru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaieru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayeeru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iheiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oierud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyyaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihearu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yejaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yearou | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yearout | 67 | 1,181 | / |
| Yearous | 67 | 420 | / |
| Eeru | 67 | 372 | / |
| Eiru | 67 | 340 | / |
| Airu | 67 | 169 | / |
| Uiru | 67 | 101 | / |
| Ireu | 67 | 73 | / |
| Oiru | 67 | 31 | / |
| Earu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Euru | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yayerus | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aeru | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jiyyaru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ueru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Giyyaru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojiearu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oeru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyeruhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yergouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyerou | 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 Iyeru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis