Iris Surname
Approximately 4,306 people bear this surname
Iris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 568 | 1:638,132 | 51,357 |
| Dominican Republic | 277 | 1:37,664 | 2,069 |
| Philippines | 272 | 1:372,199 | 49,028 |
| Mexico | 253 | 1:490,617 | 8,882 |
| Russia | 250 | 1:576,492 | 51,385 |
| Brazil | 224 | 1:955,689 | 34,042 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Hong Kong | 183 | 1:40,085 | 710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 167 | 1:48,825 | 6,087 |
| France | 148 | 1:448,802 | 64,499 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Argentina | 115 | 1:371,682 | 28,832 |
| Germany | 108 | 1:745,421 | 56,003 |
| Haiti | 84 | 1:127,189 | 5,775 |
| China | 76 | 1:17,991,073 | 1,021 |
| Colombia | 65 | 1:734,986 | 8,155 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Malaysia | 62 | 1:475,713 | 24,024 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 1:88,791 | 12,412 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Romania | 43 | 1:466,927 | 36,259 |
| Uruguay | 42 | 1:81,709 | 8,364 |
| Bermuda | 41 | 1:1,592 | 254 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Italy | 30 | 1:2,038,556 | 89,453 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Peru | 25 | 1:1,271,365 | 21,041 |
| Belarus | 23 | 1:413,090 | 41,560 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Algeria | 19 | 1:2,033,240 | 43,760 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Iriş (3,192), Íris (15), Irís (3) & Iriș (1) are calculated separately.
Iris (783,027) may also be a first name.
Iris Demographics
Average Male Iris Height
174.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Iris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iris Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iris (Arabic: ايريس, Georgian: ირის, Hindi: आईरिस, Marathi: इरीस, Oriya: ଇରିସ, Russian: Ирис) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Iriş, Íris, Irís or Iriș. Click here to see other possible spellings of Iris.
How Common Is The Last Name Iris? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iris is the 108,144th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,692,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Iris live; 20 percent live in North America and 14 percent live in Anglo-North America. Iris is also the 1,202nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 783,027 people.
The surname Iris is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 568 people, or 1 in 638,132. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 108 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 6 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.
Iris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Iris has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Iris surname rose 2,705 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Iris Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Iris surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Iris surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the party.
The amount Iris earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 46.39% less than the national average, earning €16,099 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.17% less than the national average, earning R 87,528 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning $18,431,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.17% less than the national average, earning $37,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.19% less than the national average, earning $40,646 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iris Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iris in the Georgian language | ||
| ირის | iris | - |
| Iris in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇରିସ | irisa | - |
| Iris in the Marathi language | ||
| इरीस | irisa | 68.18 |
| ईरीस | irisa | 22.73 |
| आइरीस | a'irisa | 4.55 |
| रीस | risa | 4.55 |
| Iris in the Hindi language | ||
| आईरिस | a'irisa | 27.78 |
| आइरिस | a'irisa | 16.67 |
| इरीस | irisa | 16.67 |
| आइरिश | a'irisa | 11.11 |
| इरिस | irisa | 11.11 |
| आर्इरिस | ar'irisa | 11.11 |
| ईरिस | irisa | 5.56 |
| Iris in the Russian language | ||
| Ирис | iris | - |
| Iris in the Arabic language | ||
| ايريس | ayrys | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iris
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