Irowa Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

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

Irowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4691:377,70320,101
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Irowa (105) may also be a first name.

Irowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irowa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Irowa is the 571,325th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. The surname Irowa occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Irowa reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 920,134th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 105 people.

The surname Irowa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 377,703. In Nigeria Irowa is most prevalent in: Edo, where 90 percent live, Niger, where 2 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Irowa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Irowa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Irowa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.83% more than the national average, earning $61,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irouwa9124/
Irowai9114/
Airowa9110/
Hirowa919/
Jirowa918/
Eirowa914/
Irowua913/
Irowna912/
Girowa911/
Irow895/
Hiroiwa8332/
Airouwa835/
Iorowua831/
Airuowa831/
Jirow803,324/
Hirow80836/
Iroba80391/
Isrow80244/
Irawa80196/
Irova80151/
Erowa80121/
Irowo808/
Urowa802/
Irows801/
Irrow801/
Yirow801/
Hairouwa771/
Girova73137/
Jirova7365/
Iorova7364/
Hiroba7360/
Herowa7358/
Airova7350/
Irawah7326/
Irgova7321/
Irouva7320/
Irowop7318/
Girhow7312/
Hirawa737/
Jirrow737/
Irawas736/
Iroova736/
Irovaa736/
Yirawa735/
Ireuwa735/
Yrowah735/
Ierova734/
Jirawa733/
Airawa733/
Itrova732/
Airowo732/
Hitrow732/
Jitrow732/
Irovai731/
Urouwa731/
Iorhow731/
Eruowa731/
Irovha731/
Irrova731/
Irobai731/
Erowai731/
Gairow731/
Irobah731/
Irohwo731/
Iruoba731/
Erowau731/
Eirawa731/
Heirow730/
Airoba730/
Airrow730/
Iraf67314/
Hitrova67212/
Irab67164/
Irov67121/
Iraw6746/
Heerowa6745/
Hairova6743/
Iorgova6742/
Erow6739/
Irob6722/
Hirobai6714/
Herowai6713/
Gairova6712/
Girgova6712/
Hirobea6712/
Hirawai6710/
Irzhova678/
Iorovaa677/
Irav676/
Irawatt673/
Iroubah673/
Israwea672/
Hierrow672/
Irof671/
Hirawad671/
Hirobha671/
Hirovat671/
Iorawaa671/
Israwai671/
Herouwa671/
Hiraway671/
Herowna671/
Girhawa671/
Jirawas671/
Herowat671/
Hirobay671/
Jrow670/

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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 Irowa
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