Irek Surname
Approximately 4,077 people bear this surname
Irek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,479 | 1:71,457 | 5,145 |
| Poland | 685 | 1:55,487 | 8,737 |
| Turkey | 535 | 1:145,461 | 11,588 |
| Iran | 132 | 1:581,686 | 32,703 |
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Irek (27,281) may also be a first name.
Irek Demographics
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Irek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Irek (Georgian: ირეკ, Marathi: इरेक, Russian: Ирек) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Irek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 113,472nd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,787,478 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Irek reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Irek is also the 29,958th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 27,281 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,479 people, or 1 in 71,457. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 79 percent are found, Lagos, where 4 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 17 percent are found and Turkey, where 13 percent are found.
Irek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Irek last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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
Irek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Irek in the Georgian language | ||
| ირეკ | irek | - |
| Irek in the Marathi language | ||
| इरेक | ireka | - |
| Irek in the Russian language | ||
| Ирек | irek | - |
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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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- 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 Irek
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