Ereku Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

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

Ereku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ereku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3361:527,21125,962
England161:3,482,379114,324
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ereku (964) may also be a first name.

Ereku Last Name Facts

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

Ereku is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ereku? popularity and diffusion

Ereku is the 744,013th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ereku live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ereku is also the 259,771st most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 964 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 527,211. In Nigeria Ereku is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 59 percent are found, Bauchi, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Ereku Last Name Statistics demography

Ereku earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning $21,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ereaku91143/
Gereku9114/
Erekui9113/
Erieku9110/
Erekou916/
Yereku911/
Yerekou8394/
Gerekou837/
Erekupp836/
Jerekuu834/
Heereku833/
Erekhus831/
Heresku831/
Eyrekeu831/
Eriku804,014/
Eroku80651/
Eraku80272/
Erecu80148/
Oreku8033/
Areku8027/
Ireku8013/
Eiraku73724/
Eriecu7359/
Erioku7342/
Arekau7334/
Orieku7320/
Eeriku738/
Erikau737/
Eraaku736/
Iresku736/
Eruiku734/
Yresku734/
Oreaku733/
Hareku733/
Erikku732/
Erikuu732/
Geriku731/
Erziku731/
Jeriku731/
Arekui731/
Gireku731/
Oeroku731/
Oroeku731/
Erikou731/
Orekou731/
Ericku731/
Erayku731/
Eryoku731/
Erriku731/
Erroku731/
Erakhu731/
Heiraku67153/
Țerescu6726/
Errikou674/
Erickui674/
Aerikou674/
Hirekud674/
Arekhau672/
Orekhou672/
Eraikhu671/
Yerikou671/
Hirekup671/

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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 Ereku
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