Iorungwa Surname

263,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iorungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iorungwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4901:118,8887,858

Iorungwa (1,036) may also be a first name.

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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Iorungwa Demographics

Iorungwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 114 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Iorungwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iorungwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iorungwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Iorungwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iorungwa is the 263,032nd most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,890,970 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iorungwa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iorungwa is also the 249,168th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 1,036 people.

Iorungwa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,490 people, or 1 in 118,888. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 91 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside.

Iorungwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

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
Ioraungwa9422/
Ioorungwa944/
Ioroungwa943/
Iorrungwa941/
Iorunghwa941/
Iorhungwa941/
Iorungua886/
Iorungwe886/
Iorzungwe8245/
Iorungwue821/
Jarungwas714/
Jarungwit598/
Joroungbe593/
Jarungvas592/
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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 Iorungwa
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