Iroegbu Surname
Approximately 7,604 people bear this surname
Iroegbu Surname User-submission:
The Iroegbu surname comes from iro, which means 'hatred', and egbu, which means 'to kill'. So together it means 'hatred will not kill me'.
Iroegbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,439 | 1:23,813 | 2,093 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Iroegbu (485) may also be a first name.
Iroegbu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Iroegbu surname comes from iro, which means 'hatred', and egbu, which means 'to kill'. So together it means 'hatred will not kill me'.
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Average Iroegbu Salary in
United States
$51,652 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Iroegbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iroegbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iroegbu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Iroegbu.
How Common Is The Last Name Iroegbu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 65,625th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 958,383 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Iroegbu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 385,996th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 485 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,439 people, or 1 in 23,813. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 42 percent are found, Rivers, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Iroegbu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Iroegbu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning R 266,580 per year and in United States they earn 19.71% more than the national average, earning $51,652 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iruoegbu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Iroegbui | 93 | 4 | / |
| Irroegbu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Irhoegbu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Irooegbu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Iroegbut | 93 | 1 | / |
| Iroegbuu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Irouegbu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Iroiegbu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Iroegbus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Iregbu | 92 | 1,153 | / |
| Irogbu | 92 | 76 | / |
| Iruegbu | 86 | 28 | / |
| Eroegbu | 86 | 16 | / |
| Iriegbu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ireagbu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Uroegbu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ireegbu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Irougbu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Iroigbu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Iraegbu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Iregbuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jroegbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uregbu | 77 | 44 | / |
| Eregbu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Erogbu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Irugbu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uraegbu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Erougbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eruegbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ereagbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eriegbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajraegbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erugbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Irugboo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Geraughbu | 50 | 0 | / |
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