Irero Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Irero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Irero Last Name Facts

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

Irero (Russian: Иреро) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Irero.

How Common Is The Last Name Irero? popularity and diffusion

Irero is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Irero reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 82 percent reside, Edo, where 9 percent reside and Sokoto, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ireroa9131/
Girero9115/
Itrero9111/
Airero919/
Ireero914/
Hirero912/
Uirero911/
Irerou911/
Aireruo833/
Irearoa831/
Irriero831/
Iroro80944/
Erero80338/
Iriro8067/
Irera8065/
Iraro8013/
Urero801/
Yrero801/
Airerots771/
Gerero732,031/
Irrera731,835/
Herero73185/
Errero73144/
Jiraro73141/
Jiroro73124/
Giriro73103/
Iroiro7346/
Hiroro7332/
Urrero7330/
Iroroh7325/
Ereros7321/
Ayrero7316/
Airoro7314/
Hiraro732/
Yirera732/
Itrera732/
Hiriro732/
Iriroy732/
Irirou731/
Jiriro731/
Iriera731/
Girera731/
Yorero731/
Ireera731/
Irirgo731/
Uiroro731/
Irorou731/
Hirera730/
Herrero6785,450/
Gerrero671,651/
Etreros67124/
Hererro6724/
Girgiro6711/
Errerro6711/
Etreroz6710/
Gererro679/
Uerrero677/
Jiraroj673/
Heirera673/
Hereros672/
Gereroy672/
Hirrera672/
Hereroh671/
Giriroy671/
Irriera671/
Aireira671/
Ierrera671/
Irreras671/
Erreros671/

Irero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irero in the Russian language
Ирероirero-

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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
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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 Irero
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