Irek Surname

113,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Poland

Irek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,4791:71,4575,145
Poland6851:55,4878,737
Turkey5351:145,46111,588
Iran1321:581,68632,703
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
England331:1,688,42669,999
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Irek (27,281) may also be a first name.

Irek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irek (Georgian: ირეკ, Marathi: इरेक, Russian: Ирек) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Irek? popularity and diffusion

Irek is the 113,472nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,787,478 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Irek are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 29,958th most numerous first name globally, held by 27,281 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,479 people, or 1 in 71,457. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 79 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Ebonyi, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 17 percent live and Turkey, where 13 percent live.

Irek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Irek last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Irek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.29% more than the national average, earning $49,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning $45,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iğrek891,066/
Ireke89373/
Girek89318/
Jirek89194/
Irrek8983/
Airek8951/
Irzek8912/
Ireak8911/
Yirek898/
Ireck898/
Hirek894/
Irekh891/
Ierek891/
Eirek891/
Iriek890/
Hireke801,155/
Irekhe8050/
Hirekh8031/
Oirekh803/
Ihreke802/
Jirekh801/
Eirzek801/
Isreak801/
Hitrek801/
Jiriek801/
Eitrek801/
Aitrek801/
Oireke801/
Oiriek801/
Hireks800/
Hireck800/
Jireck800/
Ürek754,388/
Erek753,609/
Irik751,842/
Urek75908/
Irex754/
Iryk753/
Ireg752/
Yrek751/
Ireq751/
Irekova736/
Ihrecke732/
Iereuck731/
Gireekh731/
Ireshke731/
Hireick730/
Irick672,688/
Gerek671,772/
Irzyk671,549/
Yirik671,348/
Herek671,133/
Jirik67925/
Đerek67820/
Ereke67819/
Girik67579/
Eğrek67470/
Hurek67378/
Yorek67342/
Hirik67325/
Đurek67243/
Eurek67194/
Irike67168/
Ereck67143/
Eyrek67137/
Erzek67127/
Jirec67120/
Irzik6795/
Eriek6774/
Irikh6774/
Ehrek6769/
Errek6735/
Gireg6733/
Oirik6724/
Iriok6721/
Jírek6721/
Hiryk6720/
Airik6718/
Ureck6718/
Hyrek6717/
Jreik6716/
Jireková6712/
Uriek6712/
Ergek6712/
Irikx6711/
Hýrek6710/
Eirik679/
Urekh679/
Iryck678/
Irykh677/
Ihreg676/
Airex676/
Iraik675/
Iorik674/
Gireq674/
Ierik674/
Ayrek673/
Jyrek673/
Erekh672/
Jirex672/
Airec672/
Irrik672/
Itryk671/
Eirec671/
Eerek671/
Yreck671/
Uhrek671/
Iroik671/
Ereek671/
Urrek671/
Ureek671/
Ihrik671/
Hirex671/
Jrekh671/
Uerek671/
Yreik671/
Ereak671/
Ereik671/
Ejrek671/
Itreg671/
Ireag671/
Ireeg671/
Irekhowa671/
Jriek671/
Ihrec671/
Jreck670/
Yreek670/

Irek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irek in the Georgian language
ირეკirek-
Irek in the Marathi language
इरेकireka-
Irek in the Russian language
Ирекirek-

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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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  • 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 Irek
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