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 is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irege? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Irege are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Irege is most common in: Wakiso District, where 45 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 27 percent reside and Kampala District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

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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