Irokah Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Irokah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irokah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071

Irokah (31) may also be a first name.

Irokah Last Name Facts

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

Irokah is most common in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irokah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,746,159th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Irokah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Irokah are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria Irokah is primarily concentrated in: Jigawa, where 54 percent are found, Delta, where 26 percent are found and Enugu, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iroka912,088/
Iroukaha861/
Hiroka8314/
Irekah8311/
Isroka834/
Irokad833/
Irouka832/
Irokoh831/
Irokha831/
Irokai831/
Oiroka831/
Irokoa831/
Irokaa831/
Hirooka7715,953/
Jirotka77262/
Hiruoka77105/
Iorokaa7719/
Girouka771/
Itrocka771/
Iroko736,989/
Iraka73295/
Ireka73142/
Eroka7342/
Uroka736/
Éroka731/
Yroka731/
Iroca731/
Hairooka711/
Giraka67344/
Hiroko67217/
Airaka67184/
Hiraka67173/
Erokha67149/
Irakau67140/
Irakka67126/
Yoroka67107/
Erokho6794/
Jiraka6764/
Erokay6759/
Geroka6742/
Yireka6721/
Urokoh6720/
Hireka675/
Irokop673/
Irouko673/
Irauka672/
Irokko672/
Irooko672/
Irosko671/
Ioroko671/
Irekha671/
Iracoa671/
Giroca671/
Aireka671/
Irokod671/
Huroka671/
Irokoi671/
Irakai671/
Irakha671/
Iraaka671/
Jiroca671/
Erokaa671/
Urokay671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Irokah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis