Iru Surname
Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname
Iru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 666 | 1:12,243 | 1,125 |
| India | 350 | 1:2,191,615 | 73,075 |
| Indonesia | 212 | 1:623,817 | 49,296 |
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| Venezuela | 33 | 1:915,275 | 14,245 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 | 1:19,334 | 3,744 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Iru (2,358) may also be a first name.
Iru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iru (Bengali: ইরু, Hindi: इरू, Marathi: इरु, Oriya: ଇରୁ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 263,596th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,904,136 people. Iru occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Iru live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Iru is also the 153,083rd most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 2,358 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 666 people, or 1 in 12,243. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Central, where 44 percent live, National Capital District, where 16 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iru in the Bengali language | ||
| ইরু | iru | - |
| Iru in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇରୁ | iru | - |
| Iru in the Marathi language | ||
| इरु | iru | 62.32 |
| ईरु | iru | 19.57 |
| इरू | iru | 13.04 |
| ईरू | iru | 5.07 |
| Iru in the Hindi language | ||
| इरू | iru | 27.27 |
| ईरू | iru | 27.27 |
| ईरु | iru | 18.18 |
| इरु | iru | 18.18 |
| धीरू | dhiru | 9.09 |
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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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- 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 Iru
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