Iroju Surname
Approximately 478 people bear this surname
Iroju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 414 | 1:427,881 | 22,121 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
Iroju (26) may also be a first name.
Iroju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iroju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iroju is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iroju? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iroju is the 637,196th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Iroju live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.
The last name Iroju is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 427,881. In Nigeria Iroju is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 70 percent live, Oyo, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iroeju | 91 | 15 | / |
| Irroju | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yiroju | 91 | 3 | / |
| Giroju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Itroju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Irju | 89 | 2 | / |
| Itrooju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eroju | 80 | 438 | / |
| Girju | 80 | 132 | / |
| Irocu | 80 | 54 | / |
| Irjud | 80 | 44 | / |
| Hirju | 80 | 38 | / |
| Irosu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Iraju | 80 | 23 | / |
| Iraou | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ireju | 80 | 20 | / |
| Iroau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Irozu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Iryou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ireou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yroju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iruju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Irjau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iriou | 80 | 0 | / |
| Erroju | 73 | 2,006 | / |
| Girjeu | 73 | 129 | / |
| Ireyou | 73 | 120 | / |
| Hirjeu | 73 | 91 | / |
| Girjau | 73 | 75 | / |
| Hirjau | 73 | 73 | / |
| Eeroju | 73 | 48 | / |
| Irahou | 73 | 25 | / |
| Irochu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Irosau | 73 | 12 | / |
| Giriou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Irayou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jiraou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Irohsu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hiroyu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yrroju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Airaou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Earoju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Giruju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Irgiou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hiraou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hirosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiriju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiroau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Israou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erojju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giriju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iroizu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiraju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hirjhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irouyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iratju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irraju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiriju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiraju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iryu | 67 | 318 | / |
| Hirzoiu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Iorgoiu | 67 | 119 | / |
| Iriu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Airosus | 67 | 25 | / |
| Goireou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hiruohu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aitraju | 67 | 9 | / |
| Earroju | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gairoau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hireyou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uitraju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirochu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hairaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yireyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eerroju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girajau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yirokhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirraou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Airiohu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yirajou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yrju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirejus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iroucou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irayouh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Iroju
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