Erasmus is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Erasmus
No. of characters: 7
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Erasmus

How popular is Erasmus?

Erasmus is common in South Africa.

Erasmus is ranked 3698 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Erasmuses grew by 50.26738 per cent to 281 since 2000 and ranked 69793 after elevating 21611 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.61 88.77
Black 5.69 2.67
Others 2.49 4.81
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.14 2.67
Erasmus is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Africa which signifies that it is originated from South Africa. Around 147486 people have been found who wears Erasmus as their family name. Erasmus is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
74,531 Czech Republic10
486,351 Russia10
1,179 South Korea7
1,346 Bermuda6
10,542 China4
4,384 Northern Ireland3
3,224 Afghanistan3
3,752 Iraq3
7,683 Latvia3
11,224 Cameroon2
95,312 Argentina2
24,269 Peru2
4,086 Angola2
14,521 Portugal2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
10,284 Kuwait2
20,186 Kenya2
4,781 Malawi2
40,256 Mexico2
26,532 Chile2
1,347 Liberia2
10,190 Bahrain1
2,078 Lesotho1
746 Dominica1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
25,721 Egypt1
7,198 Maldives1
29,046 Japan1
19,810 Croatia1
2,057 Isle of Man1
356 Eritrea1
29,595 Iran1
16,640 Hong Kong1
25,746 Finland1
29,774 Venezuela1
9,591 Panama1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
17,768 Pakistan1
11,510 Oman1
971 Seychelles1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
7,314 Bolivia1
24,421 Slovakia1
5,589 Sudan1
1,179 Swaziland1
77,122 Sweden1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,935 Madagascar1
2,190 Barbados1
492,292 Ukraine1
6,967 Macedonia1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,337 Cyprus43
28,564 Switzerland36
55,100 Spain33
9,620 Singapore30
338,264 India29
28,338 Norway20
2,015 Iceland19
5,663 Thailand18
337,212 Indonesia16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,861 Bulgaria93
4,308 Ireland82
104,075 Brazil64
4,367 Qatar58
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Erasmus:
17,127 Germany605
48,752 United States548
6,525 Australia444
870 Taiwan406
11,570 Canada336
17,922 Poland334
8,597 Netherlands328
2,306 New Zealand327
1,375 Botswana282
11,767 Saudi Arabia269
22,396 Turkey245
9,723 Zimbabwe197
5,127 United Arab Emirates191
53,810 France184
2,337 Wales169
8,140 Austria157
53,156 Italy134
15,938 Greece123
4,818 Scotland118
17,090 Romania104
Countries with thousands of Erasmus:
4,726 Nigeria5,044
1,018 Mozambique3,439
64 Namibia2,889
3,525 England2,156
2,955 Tanzania1,763
3,162 Uganda1,680
1,173 Zambia1,506
2,782 Ghana1,118
Countries with hundred thousands of Erasmus:
24 South Africa121,692
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Erasmus Namesakes

  • Kermit Erasmus, Soccer player
  • Desiderius Erasmus, Theologian
  • Bertus Erasmus, Cricket Player
  • Marais Erasmus, Cricket Umpire
  • William Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin's son
  • Delise Erasmus, Kermit Erasmus' mother
  • Georges Erasmus, Politician
  • Desirée Erasmus, Actress
  • Desirée Erasmus, Actress
  • Desiderius Erasmus, Theologian

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