Iriga Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Iriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1371:133,9573,629
Kenya411:1,126,33934,944
Japan331:3,874,06936,135
India261:29,502,515369,827
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Iriga (115) may also be a first name.

Iriga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iriga (Oriya: ଇରିଗା) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iriga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iriga is the 985,740th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname Iriga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Iriga reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iriga is also the 873,022nd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 115 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 133,957. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 66 percent live, Centre-Est Region, where 31 percent live and Plateau-Central Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Burkina Faso Iriga is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent live and Japan, where 13 percent live.

Iriga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irigha91229/
Hiriga91115/
Oiriga9185/
Irigea9168/
Giriga9126/
Irigay9123/
Irriga9120/
Yiriga9116/
Irigai9112/
Irigau915/
Jiriga913/
Ieriga911/
Ireiga911/
Eiriga911/
Itriga911/
Yirigea8368/
Jirigay8310/
Girigay839/
Iorhiga831/
Irrigha831/
Girigah831/
Girigau831/
Irrigay831/
Eriga801,329/
Irigo801,194/
Irigi801,134/
Uriga80241/
Iruga8096/
Irega8081/
Irige8048/
Yriga8047/
Gairigay771/
Geriga732,662/
Heriga73512/
Irigoy73259/
Yirigi73249/
Girigi73246/
Uriega73177/
Erigha73141/
Eriega7362/
Etriga7347/
Jirigi7340/
Iregha7323/
Iregat7322/
Erhiga7322/
Yrigay7321/
Airuga7321/
Iruega7320/
Euriga7318/
Irigui7318/
Hirigo7318/
Erigga7314/
Irigoh7314/
Erigat7313/
Iriogo7313/
Irigoi7313/
Erigas7313/
Erigah7311/
Iriguy7310/
Irigot7310/
Jirige739/
Urigah739/
Yirigo738/
Eirigi737/
Eeriga736/
Girigo735/
Girige734/
Iregea734/
Urriga734/
Iorega734/
Irrigo734/
Irighe734/
Irrigi733/
Huriga733/
Hiruga733/
Girega733/
Irighi733/
Hirigi732/
Yirega732/
Jiruga731/
Iryoga731/
Iregas731/
Iriger731/
Irioge731/
Ereiga731/
Giryga731/
Yiruga731/
Ajriga731/
Irigho731/
Erriga731/
Hirega731/
Iroigo731/
Iriget731/
Irigye731/
Iregga731/
Jirigo731/
Yirige731/
Iregai731/
Gairigi67149/
Eriegha67126/
Jirigho6753/
Herriga6750/
Huriega6733/
Irrigoo6724/
Irriger6723/
Yirigoz6721/
Ijrigho6711/
Iruegah677/
Hirigui674/
Hiregad673/
Iregaud673/
Iriguez673/
Eriegah673/
Jireige673/
Gerriga672/
Itraigo672/
Iraingo672/
Jirugha671/
Ierighe671/
Hiregau671/
Esreiga671/
Iorgega671/
Eiregha671/
Ireghah671/
Ireagha671/
Itrayga671/
Hirigoh671/
Jeeriga671/
Irzighi671/
Irrigoh671/
Irrigui671/
Yirigui671/
Șiorega671/
Gerigay671/
Gerigga671/
Gereiga671/
Heriega671/
Erhigha671/
Erijgha671/
Herigat670/

Iriga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iriga in the Oriya language
ଇରିଗାiriga75
ଇରୀଗାiriga25

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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 Iriga
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