Irongi Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Irongi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 38 | 1:1,215,261 | 35,116 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Irongi (14) may also be a first name.
Irongi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irongi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Irongi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Irongi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Irongi is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Irongi are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 14 people.
The last name Irongi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,215,261. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kericho County, where 87 percent reside, Bomet County, where 11 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Irongi
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