Irongo Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Irongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
Burkina Faso521:352,9255,799
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Irongo Last Name Facts

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

Irongo is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,202,518th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Irongo reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 71 percent are found, Buyende District, where 8 percent are found and Luuka District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Irongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jirongo92771/
Girongo9210/
Oirongo924/
Irongot923/
Iorongo921/
Irono91326/
Irogo9167/
Hirono833,279/
Irango83929/
Ironga83322/
Urongo8395/
Irogho8356/
Erongo8340/
Irouno8335/
Ironuo8315/
Airogo8313/
Irungo833/
Irogoi831/
Iroigo831/
Irohgo831/
Irogou831/
Itrogo831/
Ironno831/
Jirono831/
Irogoh831/
Yirango77982/
Erongot77297/
Yorongo7783/
Gerongo7718/
Girango7714/
Jironga779/
Irongga778/
Girungo776/
Iraango771/
Irangod771/
Hironga771/
Giroggo771/
Hironou771/
Hirango771/
Hirungo771/
Irounou771/
Gironga771/
Oirango771/
Ironois770/
Iroga73797/
Irago73387/
Irona73274/
Erogo7369/
Erono7331/
Yrogo731/
Haironga71215/
Eroungou711/
Airhuogo711/
Gerongoi711/
Geronggo711/
Urango6711,168/
Girona674,608/
Iranga673,229/
Irunga67567/
Yrango67328/
Yorogo67130/
Eronga6785/
Uronga6762/
Gerogo6745/
Ironah6743/
Hirago6734/
Jirona6726/
Herogo6726/
Erango6724/
Ironna6722/
Hirona677/
Giroga676/
Isrona675/
Girago675/
Eruogo674/
Itrago673/
Iromna673/
Erougo673/
Eronou672/
Uiroga672/
Hiroga672/
Herono672/
Irouna671/
Irogha671/
Hyrono671/
Eirona671/
Irogau671/
Iranoo671/
Heirangoi671/
Ironaa671/
Iragoi671/
Yronho671/
Eruono671/
Airona671/
Irouga671/
Irogah671/
Erogho671/

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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 Irongo
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