Ironsi Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ironsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ironsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4141:427,88122,121
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ironsi (221) may also be a first name.

Ironsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ironsi is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ironsi? popularity and diffusion

Ironsi is the 685,266th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ironsi live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 606,684th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 221 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 427,881. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 34 percent reside, Taraba, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Ironsi Last Name Statistics demography

Ironsi earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.73% more than the national average, earning R 301,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aironsi921/
Irongi8361/
Ironsa8313/
Ironci838/
Iransi836/
Ironse832/
Eronsi832/
Ironsy831/
Ironji831/
Hiransi771,110/
Hirunsi7729/
Gironzi7724/
Isrongi7710/
Ergonsi7710/
Jironsa772/
Jironji771/
Hiransai71202/
Hirunsai7127/
Hiransit7125/
Hirunsit715/
Irangi67382/
Iranzi67276/
Ironza67213/
Iranse6732/
Irungi6720/
Eronse6717/
Eronzi6712/
Ironze678/
Iranji677/
Erongi673/
Eransi673/
Iransa673/
Eronsa672/

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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 Ironsi
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