Irege Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Irege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Irege (20) may also be a first name.

Irege Last Name Facts

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

Irege occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irege? popularity and diffusion

Irege is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Irege is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Irege live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Irege is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 20 people.

The last name Irege is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Irege is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 45 percent live, Buikwe District, where 27 percent live and Kampala District, where 9 percent live. Besides Uganda Irege is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ireghe9196/
Ireçge919/
Iregea914/
Jirege912/
Irecge911/
Ireege911/
Irheghe83121/
Jireghe8369/
Jireige833/
Jireage832/
Ireguey831/
Irhenge831/
Iregi80944/
Irece80448/
Erege80220/
Ireze80125/
Irega8081/
Irige8048/
Ireje8046/
Irage8029/
Urege8020/
Irese8013/
Jrege8010/
Iroge801/
Irregger7761/
Hiregued773/
Jireghea772/
Hiregepp771/
Iorheghe771/
Ireheghe771/
Jirage732,630/
Iregui73587/
Jreige73393/
Eregie7369/
Irigea7368/
Irekhe7350/
Eregez7333/
Gerege7331/
Herege7330/
Iregha7323/
Ereghe7318/
Hirece7318/
Ireche7317/
Hirage7314/
Eretge7314/
Ieregi7313/
Irheze7313/
Iredje7312/
Ereget7312/
Ereger7311/
Irejeh7311/
Jirige739/
Irhage738/
Airage737/
Girige734/
Hireze733/
Hurege733/
Yirega732/
Iriese732/
Errege732/
Gireze732/
Ireghy732/
Jreage731/
Jrejge731/
Ireiga731/
Iriger731/
Irioge731/
Eraege731/
Hirese731/
Irzegi731/
Hirega731/
Ierese731/
Iriget731/
Iregga731/
Ireguy731/
Yreige731/
Yirige731/
Eregea731/
Eregep731/
Iraegi731/
Eriege731/
Eirage731/
Aireze731/
Iregai731/
Jreger730/
Hittredge710/
Hireche6711,809/
Aireche67977/
Gereige67134/
Yirigea6768/
Heredge6760/
Irekhei6750/
Erredge6735/
Irriger6723/
Erreger6722/
Jirjgee6719/
Ireguis6718/
Jirijee6712/
Jirhage6710/
Eregger6710/
Geregey674/
Yregues673/
Hereges672/
Jireghi672/
Iriezie672/
Irechhe671/
Geerege671/
Gereghe671/
Eiregha671/
Ireagha671/
Hiregui671/
Irregui671/
Aairyge671/
Gireche671/
Ereatge670/
Eareget670/
Ethrege670/
Etredge670/

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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 Irege
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