Iroke Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Iroke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Iroke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iroke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iroke (Marathi: इरोके) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iroke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Iroke live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 52 percent live, Osun, where 19 percent live and Abia, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iroke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iroke in the Marathi language | ||
| इरोके | iroke | - |
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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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- 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 Iroke
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