Iregbu Surname

323,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iregbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iregbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1251:157,4609,910
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Iregbu (103) may also be a first name.

Iregbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iregbu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iregbu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iregbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iregbu is the 323,367th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,320,508 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Iregbu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 103 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,125 people, or 1 in 157,460. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 34 percent reside, Rivers, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Iregbu Last Name Statistics demography

Iregbu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iroegbu927,604/
Iriegbu9215/
Ireagbu9213/
Ireegbu928/
Ioregbu923/
Iraegbu922/
Iregbus921/
Iregbuu921/
Iroegbui864/
Irhoegbu863/
Irroegbu863/
Iroegbuu861/
Irogbu8376/
Uregbu8344/
Eregbu8335/
Iregwu8321/
Irigbu831/
Eroegbu7716/
Uroegbu7710/
Ireagwu779/
Uraegbu773/
Iroigbu772/
Jroegbu771/
Eriegbu771/
Ereagbu771/
Ajraegbu712/
Irekwu6720/
Erogbu675/
Eregwu674/
Erigbu672/
Irechkwu572/
Irikwu5025/
Erekwu501/

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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 Iregbu
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