Irega Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Irega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Irega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Irega is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Irega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,091,648th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Irega reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Napak District, where 65 percent reside, Moroto District, where 26 percent reside and Kotido District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Irega
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