Iregu Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iregu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iregu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
England11:55,718,059489,080

Iregu Last Name Facts

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

Iregu is most common in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iregu? popularity and diffusion

Iregu is the 1,491,356th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iregu are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Iregu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda Iregu is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 41 percent reside, Serere District, where 40 percent reside and Amuria District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda Iregu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iroegu9115/
Yiregu911/
Iregus911/
Iroeghu834/
Iregaud833/
Hiregau831/
Eregu801,048/
Iragu80122/
Irogu8050/
Irigu805/
Uregu803/
Hiregaud77352/
Hiregoud771/
Irregaud771/
Hiregudd771/
Iroguh736/
Irigau735/
Hiragu733/
Girigu732/
Geregu732/
Ereigu731/
Yiragu731/
Irogou731/
Irogau731/
Eroegu731/
Eregou731/
Jiragu731/
Heregu731/
Jiriogu677/
Geregou673/
Eregaud671/
Ereangu671/
Girigau671/

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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 Iregu
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