Iragwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iragwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iragwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iragwa Last Name Facts

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

Iragwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iragwa? popularity and diffusion

Iragwa is the 8,968,613th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Iragwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iragwa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kiboga District, where 33 percent reside, Kisoro District, where 33 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 33 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiragwa921/
Girangwa863/
Iregwa835/
Iragua834/
Iragba832/
Eragwa831/
Iragwo831/
Eragwah7711/
Irongwa771/
Iraghua771/
Oiragua771/
Jirakwa771/
Iorakwaa714/
Hiraguha713/
Ereangwa711/
Giraguha711/
Herangwa711/
Iragui67368/
Eregwa67285/
Eragba6760/
Irague6753/
Irakwe6729/
Irakwo6711/
Irekwa678/
Yragua674/
Irogwo673/
Irogwe673/
Irakua672/
Irokwa672/
Eragua671/
Iragbe671/

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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 Iragwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis