Irokwu Surname
6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Irokwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iroukwu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Irukwu | 83 | 115 | / |
| Urokwu | 83 | 86 | / |
| Erokwu | 83 | 66 | / |
| Irekwu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Irogwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eruokwu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Iroegwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Iruogwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Irougwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Airukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Irunkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uruokwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Irogbu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Erukwu | 67 | 63 | / |
| Erogwu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Iregwu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Urogwu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Urakwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iroigbu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Irougbu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Iruogbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Uroegwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Uregwu | 50 | 29 | / |
| Erogbu | 50 | 5 | / |
| Eregwu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Irugbu | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Irokwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis