Iregu Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Iregu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 106 | 1:368,295 | 23,776 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Iregu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iregu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iregu occurs most in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iregu? popularity and diffusion
Iregu is the 1,491,356th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iregu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Iregu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 41 percent live, Serere District, where 40 percent live and Amuria District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda Iregu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iroegu | 91 | 15 | / |
| Yiregu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iregus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iroeghu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Iregaud | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hiregau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eregu | 80 | 1,048 | / |
| Iragu | 80 | 122 | / |
| Irogu | 80 | 50 | / |
| Irigu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Uregu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hiregaud | 77 | 352 | / |
| Hiregoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Irregaud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hiregudd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iroguh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Irigau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hiragu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Girigu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Geregu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ereigu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiragu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irogou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irogau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eroegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eregou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiragu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heregu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiriogu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geregou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eregaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girigau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis