Iroku Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iroku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iroku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1351:289,18020,376
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iroku (86) may also be a first name.

Iroku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iroku is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iroku? popularity and diffusion

Iroku is the 1,447,279th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Iroku occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Iroku are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 86 people.

The last name Iroku is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 289,180. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Serere District, where 39 percent live, Soroti District, where 27 percent live and Amuria District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Iroku Last Name Statistics demography

Iroku earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiroku913/
Iroukou8313/
Hirooku837/
Irzokou831/
Yirokhu831/
Iruku80736/
Eroku80651/
Iraku80218/
Irocu8054/
Ireku8013/
Eiraku73724/
Irakau73140/
Giruku7397/
Airaku7388/
Yiruku7320/
Hiraku7318/
Yoroku7313/
Jiraku736/
Oiraku736/
Irruku733/
Ieruku733/
Irakui733/
Irakuj731/
Irukku731/
Irakud731/
Yiraku731/
Erroku731/
Airuku731/
Irakku731/
Irakou731/
Heiraku67153/
Irzakou67129/
Girakou6749/
Eroukou6726/
Hirakui6720/
Irashku679/
Yirakou677/
Hirakut676/
Eirukuy673/
Hisrocu671/
Iroucou671/
Yorokou671/
Ghiraku671/
Girakhu671/
Yroukou671/

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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 Iroku
  • 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