Irega Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Irega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda721:542,21230,029
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Irega Last Name Facts

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

Irega occurs most in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irega? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Irega live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda Irega is mostly concentrated in: Napak District, where 65 percent are found, Moroto District, where 26 percent are found and Kotido District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Irega is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iregha9123/
Iregat9122/
Iregea914/
Iorega914/
Girega913/
Yirega912/
Iregas911/
Ireiga911/
Hirega911/
Iregga911/
Iregai911/
Hiregad833/
Iregaud833/
Hiregau831/
Iorgega831/
Eiregha831/
Ireghah831/
Ireagha831/
Șiorega831/
Iregi80944/
Iroga80797/
Iraga80378/
Iriga80261/
Erega80257/
Irego80188/
Irege8038/
Urega804/
Jrega801/
Hiregaud77352/
Jireghea772/
Irregaud771/
Hiraga7320,705/
Gerega731,137/
Iregui73587/
Eregai73474/
Eregha73336/
Herega73321/
Irigha73229/
Uriega73177/
Hiriga73115/
Airaga73108/
Ireghe7396/
Oiriga7385/
Irigea7368/
Eriega7362/
Uregha7345/
Hirego7344/
Iregoz7331/
Urrega7330/
Giriga7326/
Irigay7323/
Iragai7322/
Irriga7320/
Yiriga7316/
Ieregi7313/
Irigai7312/
Ireçge739/
Eregah737/
Irigau735/
Irraga734/
Eiraga734/
Eregad733/
Jiriga733/
Eregaj732/
Eregas732/
Eregoa732/
Hiroga732/
Jirege732/
Iragha732/
Girego732/
Uiroga732/
Airego732/
Ireghy732/
Iryoga731/
Ieriga731/
Iragay731/
Ereiga731/
Giryga731/
Yiraga731/
Yregas731/
Irzegi731/
Iroego731/
Irogha731/
Eiriga731/
Irecge731/
Itriga731/
Irogau731/
Ireege731/
Ireguy731/
Jiraga731/
Eregea731/
Uregah731/
Irogah731/
Eregat731/
Urreaga67213/
Eriegha67126/
Irheghe67121/
Geregha6780/
Jireghe6769/
Yirigea6768/
Erregat6740/
Huriega6733/
Ireguis6718/
Geregaj6714/
Geregai6713/
Jirigay6710/
Girigay679/
Ereegha673/
Eriegah673/
Jireige673/
Erregad672/
Jireage672/
Geregay672/
Geregga672/
Jireghi672/
Ireguey671/
Hiregot671/
Hirogai671/
Esreiga671/
Erechga671/
Eregaud671/
Iorhiga671/
Irrigha671/
Itrayga671/
Hieraga671/
Hiregui671/
Irregui671/
Irhenge671/
Yiregos671/
Girigah671/
Girigau671/
Gereiga671/
Ereanga671/
Heriega671/
Ereggai671/
Irrigay671/

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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
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  • 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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