Iraba Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Iraba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 142 | 1:372,828 | 27,176 |
| Philippines | 41 | 1:2,469,225 | 130,198 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Iraba (279) may also be a first name.
Iraba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iraba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iraba (Hindi: इरब, Marathi: ईरबा) is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iraba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,009,375th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Iraba reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 531,524th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 279 people.
The last name Iraba is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 372,828. In Tanzania Iraba is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 83 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 6 percent reside and Mara Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iraba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iraba in the Hindi language | ||
| इरब | iraba | - |
| Iraba in the Marathi language | ||
| ईरबा | iraba | 91.14 |
| इरबा | iraba | 6.05 |
| इराबा | iraba | 2.11 |
| िडबा | idaba | 0.28 |
| ईरब | iraba | 0.14 |
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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 Iraba
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