Iroshan Surname

149,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Iroshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iroshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,9241:7,1161,038
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iroshan (4,963) may also be a first name.

Iroshan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iroshan is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iroshan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iroshan is the 149,751st most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,471,192 people. The surname Iroshan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Iroshan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Iroshan is also the 96,669th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 4,963 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,924 people, or 1 in 7,116. Other than Sri Lanka this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Iroshan
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