Iorua Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Iorua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Iorua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iorua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iorua occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Iorua.
How Common Is The Last Name Iorua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Iorua is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Iorua live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Iorua is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Iorua is most numerous in: Benue, where 95 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 2 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iorzua | 91 | 3,238 | / |
| Iorwua | 91 | 751 | / |
| Iorhua | 91 | 15 | / |
| Ioruaa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ijorua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Irua | 89 | 1,664 | / |
| Iorwuha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Iorzuaa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Iorzuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iorwa | 80 | 1,431 | / |
| Girua | 80 | 150 | / |
| Iorva | 80 | 53 | / |
| Yorua | 80 | 51 | / |
| Airua | 80 | 49 | / |
| Jirua | 80 | 27 | / |
| Hirua | 80 | 24 | / |
| Iorba | 80 | 20 | / |
| Oirua | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yirua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jorua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Irrua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iruat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Irzua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iruad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iruaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iorvaa | 73 | 721 | / |
| Giarua | 73 | 141 | / |
| Jitrua | 73 | 77 | / |
| Jirzua | 73 | 36 | / |
| Huirua | 73 | 28 | / |
| Iorzwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ierwua | 73 | 19 | / |
| Yorzua | 73 | 18 | / |
| Iorwaa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Iharua | 73 | 14 | / |
| Iorbaa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Iorwah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jirwua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ayorua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hiarua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Irhuay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iorwai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iorwea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uyorua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Irouha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ijarua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ihorba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iruhas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oirzua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iorvea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiruay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyorua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiruah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jotrua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojruat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyorua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iruo | 67 | 598 | / |
| Irwa | 67 | 360 | / |
| Erua | 67 | 207 | / |
| Irva | 67 | 76 | / |
| Irba | 67 | 51 | / |
| Hirhuay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Joruatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajiorba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Airueha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iorhwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iruhath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iruha'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jrua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirhuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joruath | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iorua
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis