Iruaga Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iruaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iruaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Iruaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iruaga is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iruaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iruaga is the 1,918,812th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iruaga live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 65 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 26 percent reside and Kaduna, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Iruaga exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iruanga9212/
Iruhanga861/
Eruaga831,236/
Uruaga832/
Airuhanga805/
Eruanga77365/
Erwuaga7734/
Eruagah7722/
Eruagha7712/
Uruagha776/
Urruaga771/
Girwaga771/
Erhuaga771/
Irbouga771/
Erhuanga71125/
Ehruanga711/
Eruangha711/
Iorwagaa711/
Erwaga67265/

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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 Iruaga
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