Ireri Surname

27,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ireri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ireri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya19,4461:2,375378
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England181:3,095,448105,421
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Djibouti41:228,733966
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ireri (6,949) may also be a first name.

Ireri Last Name Facts

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

Ireri is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ireri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ireri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,478th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 372,536 people. The surname Ireri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ireri are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 77,956th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 6,949 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 19,446 people, or 1 in 2,375. In Kenya Ireri is most numerous in: Embu County, where 64 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 8 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ireri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States Ireri are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ireri earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irerih91116/
Irerhi9112/
Gireri913/
Iroeri912/
Aireri911/
Iorgeri837/
Gaireri831/
Girerri831/
Airerie831/
Iriri80411/
Irere80284/
Irari80260/
Irori8069/
Irera8065/
Ureri8062/
Ereri8010/
Jirari734,984/
Oirere732,542/
Irrera731,835/
Urirei73164/
Airori73141/
Urheri73126/
Giriri73114/
Hirori7399/
Jirori7373/
Gereri7365/
Hirari7357/
Iriori7336/
Ireroa7331/
Ereris7323/
Jiriri7322/
Iorere7322/
Irhere7322/
Ergeri7316/
Iriere7312/
Iroere7310/
Airiri739/
Airari736/
Iririp736/
Ererio735/
Hiriri734/
Urerei734/
Eirere734/
Iryori733/
Ayreri733/
Erreri733/
Hereri733/
Ireire732/
Yirera732/
Oiriri732/
Irgere731/
Iriris731/
Irriri731/
Irhori731/
Irarai731/
Ihrari731/
Irorai731/
Ireera731/
Yirere731/
Girere731/
Ererei731/
Eiriri731/
Iriera731/
Oirori731/
Irhiri731/
Ererhi731/
Esreri731/
Ireres731/
Hirera730/
Jirrari67377/
Girgiri67282/
Irhirhi67241/
Irahari67119/
Hairiri6736/
Hirhiri6729/
Gergeri677/
Airirip677/
Iorgery676/
Ereirei676/
Hirrira674/
Hureari674/
Heirera673/
Herreri673/
Irihrih673/
Hirrera672/
Gerreri672/
Irrerea671/
Hirariy671/
Hairari671/
Aireira671/
Ureirei671/
Ierrera671/
Hirarai671/
Hiriori671/
Heirari671/
Jirirei671/
Gererio671/
Airerea671/
Irriera671/
Iroerre671/
Irierhe671/
Irearoa671/
Jittreesri671/
Hirairi671/
Gererui670/
Girgery670/

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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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  • 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 Ireri
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