Iropu Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iropu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iropu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Iropu Last Name Facts

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

Iropu occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Iropu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iropu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Iropu are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Iropu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 90,597. In Papua New Guinea Iropu is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 98 percent live and Jiwaka, where 1 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iropuu916/
Irepu80307/
Irapu80154/
Eropu8038/
Iorropuu771/
Israpu731,661/
Iorapu7322/
Girapu739/
Airapu738/
Eropeu734/
Irapuu734/
Ijrapu733/
Irgapu733/
Eirapu733/
Jirapu731/
Irapui731/
Heropu731/
Irapuy731/
Yropou731/
Europeu67130/
Yisrapu6760/
Yoropou671/
Iorrapu671/
Hiraput671/
Israpau671/
Israapu671/
Jiraput671/

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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
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  • 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 Iropu
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