Ireo Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Ireo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 193 | 1:202,276 | 16,174 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Ireo (50) may also be a first name.
Ireo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ireo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ireo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ireo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,011,991st most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Ireo reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ireo is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 50 people.
The surname Ireo is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 202,276. In Uganda Ireo is mostly concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 74 percent are found, Soroti District, where 21 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 3 percent are found. Not including Uganda Ireo occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irreo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Hireo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ioreo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ireos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ireou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eireos | 80 | 85 | / |
| Ireijo | 80 | 59 | / |
| Ireoha | 80 | 29 | / |
| Goireo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Irreňo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoireo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Airreo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ureo | 75 | 727 | / |
| Iryo | 75 | 592 | / |
| Irio | 75 | 486 | / |
| Ereo | 75 | 54 | / |
| Irea | 75 | 43 | / |
| Jreo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yreo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Irjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goireou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Irreoha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iorio | 67 | 23,197 | / |
| Ereou | 67 | 630 | / |
| Girio | 67 | 483 | / |
| Airio | 67 | 333 | / |
| Eiryo | 67 | 299 | / |
| Hirio | 67 | 219 | / |
| Iriot | 67 | 209 | / |
| Eirea | 67 | 128 | / |
| Hiryo | 67 | 110 | / |
| Hereo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Gereo | 67 | 56 | / |
| Țirea | 67 | 50 | / |
| Iriho | 67 | 39 | / |
| Hureo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yoreo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Irioh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ereho | 67 | 9 | / |
| Irios | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jiryo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hirea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ireha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Urreo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Airea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jirjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eareo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Airyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erreo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jirio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giräo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Itrio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iorjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uirea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iryop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isrio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oirio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irioy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioryo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhreo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iriea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jreou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yirio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yreho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irhio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irrea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ierio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayreo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ireo
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