Irabu Surname

273,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Irabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,1541:110,7846,418
Papua New Guinea1681:48,5346,056
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Irabu (76) may also be a first name.

Irabu Last Name Facts

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

Irabu (Marathi: ईरबु) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Irabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Irabu is the 273,268th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,121,255 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Irabu reside; 81 percent reside in East Asia and 81 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Irabu is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 76 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 1,154 people, or 1 in 110,784. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 95 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 4 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan Irabu occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Mexico, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Airabu91212/
Girabu9112/
Irabut916/
Irabeu912/
Irrabu911/
Itrabut83526/
Girabau836/
Jirabut835/
Airrabu831/
Girabou831/
Erabu80596/
Irebu80249/
Urabu8067/
Irobu8020/
Iravu8018/
Jrabu802/
Hirabhau771/
Irabouss771/
Iraiwu7324/
Iroebu7324/
Isravu7312/
Irawgu736/
Hirobu734/
Erabau733/
Airavu733/
Iraboe732/
Hyrabu731/
Airebu731/
Jirawu731/
Irobus731/
Irobou731/
Hirebu731/
Iruobu731/
Irobgu731/
Giravu731/
Herabu731/
Jirabudth711/
Girhawu6720/
Iravuha6717/
Herabut6714/
Errabgu6710/
Ireavui676/
Airampu673/
Errabou671/
Urabhuj671/
Iranpou671/
Irebouh671/
Gerabuu671/
Errabhu671/
Esrabou671/

Irabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irabu in the Marathi language
ईरबुirabu50
इरबुirabu50

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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
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  • 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 Irabu
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