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
Ireo is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ireo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,011,991st most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Ireo reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 50 people.
Ireo is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 202,276. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 74 percent live, Soroti District, where 21 percent live and Amolatar District, where 3 percent live. Excluding Uganda Ireo is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis