Irex Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Irex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Irex (80) may also be a first name.

Irex Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irex is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Irex click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irex? popularity and diffusion

Irex is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Irex is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Irex are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Irex is also the 1,075,395th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 80 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 50 percent live and Morobe, where 50 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Airex896/
Girex896/
Jirex892/
Hirex891/
Ireux891/
Irek754,077/
Irez751,912/
İreç75539/
Ires75430/
İreş7572/
Erex7525/
Irix755/
Irax754/
Irej753/
Urex752/
Ireg752/
Irox751/
Ireq751/
Aires6773,725/
Hires671,867/
Iğrek671,066/
Iresh67698/
Gires67672/
Irece67448/
Ireke67373/
Girek67318/
Jireš67260/
Irice67244/
Jirek67194/
Irike67168/
Jirec67120/
Eires67108/
Ireus6790/
Irrek6783/
Irise6765/
Airek6751/
Ireys6745/
Ireiz6740/
Iores6737/
Gireg6733/
Hireš6727/
Gerex6726/
Yreux6721/
Airez6720/
Jires6717/
Jirez6717/
Irges6714/
Itres6713/
Irese6713/
Irzek6712/
Girez6711/
Irikx6711/
Ireak6711/
Irejz6710/
Hirez679/
Ireck678/
Yirek678/
Ihreg676/
Hirix675/
Ireis674/
Iries674/
Gireq674/
Hirek674/
Airej673/
Oires673/
Hirox672/
Irees672/
Airec672/
Airix672/
Eirez671/
Irekh671/
Ierek671/
Hirej671/
Eirec671/
Isres671/
Hireş671/
Eirek671/
Herex671/
Yires671/
Iress671/
Ãires671/
Gireś671/
Earex671/
Itreg671/
Ireag671/
Ihrec671/
Ireyj671/
Irres671/
Isryx671/
Ireeg671/
Ieres670/
Iriek670/

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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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  • 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 Irex
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