Iorzua Surname

138,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iorzua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iorzua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2091:55,2024,191
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Iorzua (523) may also be a first name.

Iorzua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iorzua occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iorzua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,208th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,250,632 people. Iorzua is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iorzua are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 369,131st most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 523 people.

Iorzua is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,209 people, or 1 in 55,202. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 79 percent live, Taraba, where 13 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Iorzua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iordzua9240/
Iorzuaa929/
Iorzuha921/
Iorua9144/
Iozua917/
Irzua911/
Iorwua83751/
Jirzua8336/
Iorzwa8321/
Yorzua8318/
Iorhua8315/
Iorsua8313/
Ioruaa834/
Iorjua834/
Oirzua831/
Iozwua831/
Ijorua831/
Iortsua7712/
Iorwuha7711/
Iorwa731,431/
Iosua73230/
Iorva7353/
Yorua7351/
Iorba7320/
Yozua734/
Jorua732/
Erzua732/
Jozua732/
Iorvaa67721/
Yorsua67156/
Giarua67141/
Iorwaa6716/
Iharua6714/
Iorbaa6711/
Iorwah679/
Jirzwa676/
Ayorua676/
Hiarua675/
Iorwai674/
Uyorua673/
Iorwea673/
Ijarua672/
Ojozua671/
Iorvea671/
Iorjwa671/
Gerzua671/
Jorsua671/
Oyorua671/
Eyorua671/
Jotrua671/
Ihorba671/
Jiosua670/

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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 Iorzua
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