Iro Surname
Approximately 40,049 people bear this surname
Iro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18,590 | 1:9,529 | 1,043 |
| Niger | 17,641 | 1:1,088 | 154 |
| Solomon Islands | 1,746 | 1:332 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast | 554 | 1:41,645 | 2,683 |
| Benin | 273 | 1:37,859 | 4,883 |
| Indonesia | 241 | 1:548,752 | 44,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 213 | 1:38,280 | 4,620 |
| Austria | 180 | 1:47,308 | 7,551 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Slovakia | 34 | 1:156,954 | 27,796 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Cook Islands | 32 | 1:568 | 71 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
The alternate forms: Iró (55), Íro (4), Irô (1) & Író (34) are calculated separately.
Iro (21,868) may also be a first name.
Iro Demographics
Iro Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Iro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iro (Hindi: ईरो, Marathi: ईरो) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as: Iró, Íro, Irô or Író. For other potential spellings of Iro click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iro? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iro is the 13,932nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 181,966 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Iro live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iro is also the 35,374th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 21,868 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 18,590 people, or 1 in 9,529. In Nigeria Iro is most prevalent in: Kano, where 18 percent live, Katsina, where 17 percent live and Abia, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Iro is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 44 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent live.
Iro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (69%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Iro last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Iro earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $48,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.4% less than the national average, earning $38,553 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iro in the Marathi language | ||
| ईरो | iro | - |
| Iro in the Hindi language | ||
| ईरो | iro | 75 |
| इरो | iro | 25 |
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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 Iro
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