Iragu Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

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

Iragu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iragu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya481:962,08134,106
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
India171:45,121,493474,784
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Iragu (40) may also be a first name.

Iragu Last Name Facts

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

Iragu (Marathi: इरगु, Oriya: ଇରଗୁ) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iragu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Iragu is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Iragu reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Iragu is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 40 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 962,081. In Kenya Iragu is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 77 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 19 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irangu9148/
Giragu9130/
Hiragu913/
Yiragu911/
Jiragu911/
Iragaud8323/
Jiragud8317/
Irragou838/
Jirangu831/
Eragu80689/
Iregu80141/
Uragu8069/
Irogu8050/
Hiragaud776/
Jiragaud775/
Hiraguha773/
Irzaghui771/
Irongu731,264/
Erangu73204/
Huragu73103/
Heragu7321/
Iruogu7316/
Iroegu7315/
Eragus737/
Iroguh736/
Irougu732/
Eraggu732/
Iragoe731/
Yiregu731/
Irogou731/
Irogau731/
Geragu731/
Irogup731/
Errangu6714/
Erangou678/
Eraguha678/
Iroeghu674/
Erangau671/
Ereangu671/
Hairanggau671/
Hiregau671/
Herangu671/

Iragu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iragu in the Oriya language
ଇରଗୁiragu-
Iragu in the Marathi language
इरगुiragu50
इरगूiragu36.67
ईरगुiragu13.33

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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
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  • 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 Iragu
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