Irebu Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Irebu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 185 | 1:211,023 | 16,608 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Irebu (24) may also be a first name.
Irebu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irebu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Irebu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Irebu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,017,412th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Irebu are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Irebu is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name globally, held by 24 people.
The last name Irebu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 211,023. In Uganda Irebu is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 42 percent are found, Amuria District, where 30 percent are found and Ngora District, where 14 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iroebu | 91 | 24 | / |
| Iriebu | 91 | 20 | / |
| Irebgu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Airebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hirebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Irebut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Irgebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yirebou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hirebud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Irebouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Irabu | 80 | 1,423 | / |
| Erebu | 80 | 631 | / |
| Iribu | 80 | 210 | / |
| Urebu | 80 | 31 | / |
| Irobu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Airabu | 73 | 212 | / |
| Erebus | 73 | 40 | / |
| Eriebu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Iribou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Giribu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gerebu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ureubu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hirobu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Irabeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiribu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iryobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irrabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irobou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uirewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ireavui | 67 | 6 | / |
| J'Rebou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Herebou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heirebaudt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Airrabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erebout | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Irebu
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