Iressa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Iressa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Iressa (23) may also be a first name.
Iressa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iressa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iressa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iressa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iressa is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Iressa are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Iressa is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 23 people.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most common in: Pwani Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Iressa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Norway, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Iressa
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