Igiru Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

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

Igiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132

Igiru Last Name Facts

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

Igiru occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Igiru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Igiru reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Amuria District, where 63 percent are found, Soroti District, where 33 percent are found and Busia District, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Igiru occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aigiru9144/
Ingiru912/
Igirgu911/
Gingiru8324/
Ingairu833/
Jingiru831/
Gigirau831/
Isiru80669/
Egiru80592/
Iguru80289/
Igeru8098/
Iciru8095/
Iziru803/
Ugiru802/
Ijiru802/
Ing'airu774/
Țigăieru771/
Jiguru73218/
Ingeru7354/
Igerud7318/
Igerau7315/
Aiguru7314/
Egirau738/
Aisiru735/
Yisiru734/
Igerup733/
Hugiru733/
Ichiru733/
Egitru733/
Isiruu733/
Igérus732/
Engiru732/
Ighuru732/
Igerus732/
Izirou731/
Isirut731/
Eguiru731/
Gicheru677,554/
Gichiru67355/
Izeirou67162/
Izairou6719/
Egirous6717/
Jijirou6712/
Engieru679/
Haiguru677/
Ichirou674/
Aingeru673/
Isitrus671/
Huggiru671/

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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 Igiru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis