Iornum Surname

234,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iornum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iornum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7141:103,3516,970
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Iornum (346) may also be a first name.

Iornum Last Name Facts

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

Iornum has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Iornum.

How Common Is The Last Name Iornum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 234,792nd most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,249,298 people. The last name Iornum occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iornum reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iornum is also the 468,941st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 346 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,714 people, or 1 in 103,351. In Nigeria Iornum is most numerous in: Benue, where 92 percent reside, Taraba, where 3 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Iornum is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iornume924/
Iornnum921/
Iornuum921/
Iorngnum861/
Iorngoum861/
Iornun8379/
Iornom8321/
Eornum834/
Girnum831/
Iorngun774/
Jarnum6731/
Iornon676/
Yarnum676/
Yornom671/
Gernoum621/
Jornhom621/
Jornhomh574/
Ernom551/
Yarnun501/
Iarnon501/
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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 Iornum
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