Iroto Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

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

Iroto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iroto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1411:327,51720,034
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iroto (23) may also be a first name.

Iroto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iroto is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iroto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iroto is the 1,168,344th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. Iroto is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Iroto reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya Iroto is most common in: Busia County, where 89 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 6 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.

Iroto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Iroto last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giroto912,168/
Hiroto911,580/
Yiroto9127/
Irotot9125/
Irotoa912/
Irotho912/
Irotoo911/
Irooto911/
Girotto8311,584/
Airosto8356/
Hairoto838/
Girroto835/
Iroutou832/
Hirotot831/
Giroito831/
Girouto831/
Hiroito831/
Hirotoi831/
Irato80532/
Irota80105/
Ireto8088/
Eroto8030/
Iruto802/
Girrotto773/
Hirotosh771/
Hirota7379,393/
Geroto73159/
Jirota73125/
Hirato73103/
Girota7340/
Airato7324/
Itrato7323/
Uroeto7319/
Iratoo7318/
Eruoto7310/
Jirato7310/
Heroto739/
Earoto735/
Yirota734/
Irotha734/
Iroota733/
Iratou732/
Huroto731/
Erotho731/
Iretoh731/
Irosta731/
Erotto731/
Iradto731/
Irasto731/
Irotta731/
Airota731/
Gerotto671,541/
Hiratot67106/
Giratto6773/
Girotta6723/
Airatou678/
Hiratos678/
Yorotou676/
Airasto675/
Heroito673/
Airouta672/
Hiroita671/
Hyroito671/
Girutto671/
Yiratou671/
Ioratoo671/
Hiratou671/
Hiratod671/
Hiruito671/

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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
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  • 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 Iroto
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