Irenaeus Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Irenaeus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Irenaeus (176) may also be a first name.
Irenaeus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irenaeus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Irenaeus is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Irenaeus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Irenaeus is the 2,718,172nd most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Irenaeus reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Irenaeus is also the 687,834th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 176 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Irenaeus is most common in: Centre Region, where 53 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 47 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Irenaeus
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