Yeru Surname

284,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0611:166,95810,395
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
India601:12,784,423224,716
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Yeru (161) may also be a first name.

Yeru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yeru (Marathi: येरु, Oriya: େୟରୁ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yeru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yeru is the 284,447th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,386,213 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Yeru reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 722,635th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 161 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,061 people, or 1 in 166,958. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 100 percent reside and Ogun, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Yeru exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Yeru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Yeru last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Yeru earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyeru891,363/
Yerou891,074/
Eyeru89283/
Iyeru89199/
Yerru89133/
Yerus8940/
Yeruh8935/
Yergu8933/
Ayeru8925/
Yetru8911/
Uyeru894/
Yesru893/
Hyeru893/
Yerui893/
Yerau892/
Yerud892/
Yeruz891/
Yerut891/
Eru864,449/
Eyerus804,025/
Hayeru801,454/
Yerrou80717/
Heyeru8036/
Ayyeru8035/
Aiyeru8034/
Ayeruh8021/
Yettru8020/
Yergou809/
Yetrus808/
Ayerru807/
Yerush804/
Ayerou803/
Yetrou801/
Yerouj801/
Yerzou801/
Yesruh801/
Ayeeru801/
Yaieru801/
Hiyeru801/
Oyereu801/
Yerout800/
Geru752,638/
Erau75921/
Ergu75451/
Jeru75417/
Eeru75372/
Eiru75340/
Erru75164/
Erou75151/
Erui7553/
Earu7522/
Erhu7519/
Euru7518/
Ieru759/
Aeru758/
Iyru757/
Ayru754/
Ueru753/
Eruj753/
Oeru752/
Eruy752/
Ejru752/
Eyru751/
E'Ru751/
Yeruult7326/
Yerouss7313/
Yergouh731/
Ouyerou731/
Eiyerus731/
Eyeruhe731/
Yerrous730/
Heyru673,382/
Ayuru672,673/
Jeeru672,134/
Hayru671,450/
Oyaru671,383/
Gerou671,146/
Eyoru671,088/
Ayiru671,081/
Ayaru67884/
Jerus67833/
Eyaru67826/
Ejoru67822/
Oyiru67438/
Ajeru67408/
Gerau67215/
Jeruz67196/
Oweru67194/
Jerau67143/
Ejeru67142/
Jerup67113/
Erhuy67103/
Ejaru67101/
Eyuru6799/
Uyaru6783/
Aweru6771/
Ojeru6766/
Ayrus6751/
Gerru6750/
Heiru6750/
Jerru6749/
Ejiru6747/
Iyaru6745/
Jerou6741/
Iyoru6741/
Jieru6739/
Uyrus6736/
Gereu6734/
Uyiru6732/
Ayrau6729/
Eirut6729/
Oyoru6727/
Jerud6726/
Jeruj6720/
Geruy6719/
Ayoru6717/
Eirup6716/
Gearu6712/
Hiyru6712/
Eyiru6711/
Heuru679/
Yeroo678/
Jergu677/
Jayru677/
Jehru676/
Gerui676/
Ieeru675/
Jetru675/
Ayrud675/
Ergou675/
Erouh674/
Iyrus674/
Jerut674/
Eyrus674/
Jereu673/
Eojru673/
Hieru673/
Ijeru673/
Eirud673/
Yiiru673/
Jeruh673/
Eargu672/
Hearu672/
Gieru672/
Eiiru672/
Oyrou672/
Erhui672/
Jyoru671/
Ioeru671/
Eirgu671/
Eiuru671/
Eergu671/
Eyrud671/
Euruy671/
Errui671/
Uyruy671/
Gaeru671/
Eyreu671/
Eheru671/
Aieru671/
Uieru671/
Jeuru671/
Jerhu671/
Ujeru671/
Uyruş671/
Yeroe671/
Erhou671/
Eharu671/
Earup671/
Ayrut671/
Oieru671/
Eurus671/
Errou671/
Ehiru671/
Eeeru671/
Eirus671/

Yeru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yeru in the Oriya language
େୟରୁeyaru-
Yeru in the Marathi language
येरुyeru83.72
येरूyeru16.28

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yeru
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