Irerua Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Irerua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irerua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria921:1,925,46568,462
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Irerua Last Name Facts

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

Irerua is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irerua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Irerua reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Irerua is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria Irerua is most prevalent in: Edo, where 62 percent are found, Delta, where 29 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Irerua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Irerua are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Irerua earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 74.73% more than the national average, earning $75,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ererua833/
Irarua831/
Aireruo773/
Irerbay771/
Urorua676/
Irorwa671/
Irarwa671/
Hirirwa622/
Gairirwa571/
Iraharwa571/
Herirveaux501/
Uroruo501/

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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 Irerua
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