Iruba Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Iruba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 125 | 1:312,314 | 21,378 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Iruba (21) may also be a first name.
Iruba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iruba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iruba (Marathi: ईरुबा) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Iruba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iruba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,168,344th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname Iruba occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Iruba live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Iruba is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 21 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 312,314. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Namutumba District, where 22 percent reside, Kyankwanzi District, where 16 percent reside and Kaliro District, where 15 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iruba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iruba in the Marathi language | ||
| ईरुबा | iruba | 50 |
| इरुबा | iruba | 50 |
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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 Iruba
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