Irele Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Irele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Irélé (1) are calculated separately.

Irele (129) may also be a first name.

Irele Last Name Facts

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

Irele occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Irélé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Irele reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Irele is also the 818,356th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 129 people.

The surname Irele is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 1,312,169. In Nigeria Irele is most numerous in: Rivers, where 20 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Kaduna, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iriele91204/
Jirele91190/
Iroele91180/
Girele9115/
Ireles915/
Irelea912/
Irelle912/
Airele912/
Ireley911/
Irelie911/
Ireleh911/
Irle894,830/
Irélé871/
Hirelle8310/
Iorhele837/
Jirelle833/
Airelle833/
Irelead831/
Hireley831/
Hiroele831/
Gireley831/
Eireles831/
Aireles831/
Uiriele831/
Eiriele831/
Irraele831/
Aireley830/
Ireless830/
Irale801,584/
Hirle80709/
Irole80661/
Irgel8061/
Erele8060/
Irela8035/
Țirle8035/
Ireli8034/
Jirle8032/
Irrle8028/
Ihrle8019/
Irile8019/
Yirle808/
Urele807/
Ireal804/
Ireul804/
Irely802/
Airle802/
Irlle801/
Eirle801/
Uirle801/
Irhel801/
Iriselle771/
Hairelle771/
Aireille771/
Hoirelle770/
Isreal7314,559/
Hirole731,410/
Hirale73738/
Gireli73268/
Airale73252/
Jirole73208/
Hirrle73192/
Eirale73183/
Girgel73176/
Jirale73169/
Ureule73151/
Herele7362/
Iroleh7352/
Iriler7339/
Ergele7325/
Isrile7322/
Itrile7320/
Airhel7318/
Gerele7317/
Jiřele7314/
Isryle7313/
Irrale7310/
Yirole7310/
Ierale739/
Iritel736/
Iriela734/
Erelie734/
Hirela733/
Irrela733/
Aireli733/
Iriole733/
Irille733/
Eriele733/
Airela733/
Uriele733/
Ereles733/
Irelis733/
Isreil732/
Etrele732/
Hirely732/
Hurele732/
Irolle732/
Iralle732/
Ereale732/
Jireli731/
Iereal731/
Iraeli731/
Ireela731/
Ijrile731/
Hireal731/
Eirole731/
Esrele731/
Erelje731/
Girely731/
Girile731/
Hairle731/
Airrle731/
Isreli731/
Iroeli731/
Iorile731/
Eraele731/
Iorhel731/
Irelio731/
Iraale731/
Ureleh731/
Ereyle731/
Erzele731/
Jirela731/
Iraleh731/
Irhile731/
Airely731/
Irisel731/
Irehel731/
Irelia730/
Aireal730/
Irelip730/
Ureyle730/
Ereley730/
Iraley730/
Irelay730/
Erelle730/
Heirle730/
Erle671,220/
Herelle67700/
Herzele67216/
Iorhile67195/
Herelei67100/
Yrle6798/
Gergele6797/
Hereles6768/
Herrele6757/
Israile6733/
Yisreal6730/
Gerelee6726/
Yireila6721/
Isreali6713/
Hereley679/
Isreeli679/
Israyle678/
Ereales677/
Ijraile675/
Girgile675/
Eirelid674/
Isreald673/
Isrreal673/
Oisreal673/
Hérelle673/
Urealle673/
Hirolee672/
Haireli672/
Hiraale672/
Girreli672/
Jireili672/
Yirhole672/
Jirille671/
Isrealy671/
Hureley671/
Hurrele671/
Ireilly671/
Irelaid671/
Hirhale671/
Hirolle671/
Hirrela671/
Eerelle671/
Ereeley671/
Hairole671/
Aairale671/
Urreley671/
Iorgeli671/
Iorheel671/
Iorgile671/
Giriole671/
Hiriles671/
Herelea671/
Ereless671/
Erzeele671/
Airrhel671/
Airelio671/
Oirecil671/
Ayrelle671/
Jrle671/
Hairely671/
Hiriela671/
Ereleth670/
Isrecel670/
Heirgel670/
Etreles670/
Ireliss670/
Erzelie670/

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