Iraku Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

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

Iraku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iraku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1221:319,99421,696
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Iraku (7,325) may also be a first name.

Iraku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iraku (Hindi: िरकू, Marathi: ईरकू, Oriya: ଇରକୁ) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Iraku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iraku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iraku is the 1,115,011th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Iraku are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 75,308th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 7,325 people.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 319,994. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Adjumani District, where 57 percent are found, Moyo District, where 40 percent are found and Arua District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eiraku91724/
Irakau91140/
Airaku9188/
Hiraku9118/
Jiraku916/
Oiraku916/
Iraiku915/
Irakui913/
Irakku911/
Irakou911/
Irakud911/
Irakuj911/
Yiraku911/
Heiraku83153/
Irzakou83129/
Girakou8349/
Hirakui8320/
Irashku839/
Yirakou837/
Hirakut836/
Girakhu831/
Ghiraku831/
Uraku80594/
Eraku80272/
Iroku80148/
Ireku8013/
Iracu809/
Girakhou7719/
Irzakkou7710/
Ereaku73143/
Irascu7344/
Geraku737/
Eraaku736/
Ajraku734/
Ueraku734/
Jiroku733/
Giracu733/
Ojraku733/
Urakau732/
Iraucu731/
Erakhu731/
Erayku731/
Iracau731/
Urraku731/
Gajraku67443/
Erakkuş6728/
Iroukou6713/
Gerakou6711/
Ayrakou679/
Hirooku677/
Yrashku674/
Urakhau673/
Erakuth672/
Irzokou671/
Yisracu671/
Esrakou671/
Erzakou671/
Yirokhu671/
Eraikhu671/

Iraku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iraku in the Oriya language
ଇରକୁiraku-
Iraku in the Marathi language
ईरकूiraku-
Iraku in the Hindi language
िरकूiraku82.76
िरकुiraku6.9
रिंकूrinku3.45
ंिरकुmiraku3.45
रिंकुrinku2.3
रिकुriku1.15

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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 Iraku
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