Irewa Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Irewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 128 | 1:1,383,928 | 53,929 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Irewa (22) may also be a first name.
Irewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Irewa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Irewa? popularity and diffusion
Irewa is the 1,478,479th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. Irewa is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Irewa are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Irewa is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 22 people.
The last name Irewa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria Irewa is most frequent in: Kogi, where 56 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 24 percent live and Delta, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.
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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 Irewa
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