Irenus Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Irenus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Irenus (179) may also be a first name.
Irenus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irenus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Irenus is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Irenus.
How Common Is The Last Name Irenus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Irenus is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Irenus are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 179 people.
Irenus is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Irenus is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 40 percent reside, Singida Region, where 40 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireneus | 92 | 121 | / |
| Irrenus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Irenous | 92 | 1 | / |
| Irenaus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Irenu | 91 | 55 | / |
| Gireneus | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ireaneus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Irenos | 83 | 23 | / |
| Iranus | 83 | 11 | / |
| Erenus | 83 | 10 | / |
| Irengu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ireneu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Irinus | 83 | 4 | / |
| Airenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ereneus | 77 | 104 | / |
| Jreneus | 77 | 11 | / |
| Irinush | 77 | 5 | / |
| Irineus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gerenus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Iraneus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hiranus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Irinous | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jitrenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ureanus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Girenuß | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iregnou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Girinus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erenu | 73 | 47 | / |
| Irinu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Irinutse | 71 | 3 | / |
| Irineusz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gereneus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erenushe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erenhous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hioreanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Irineu | 67 | 2,061 | / |
| Erengu | 67 | 209 | / |
| Iringu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ehrenhaus | 67 | 76 | / |
| Uranus | 67 | 72 | / |
| Herenu | 67 | 58 | / |
| Erienu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Iruinu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ereanu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Erenhouse | 67 | 14 | / |
| Erinus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ereneu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gerenu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irionu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esrenu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yranus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itrinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erenuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eranus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irinau | 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 Irenus
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