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) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iruba? popularity and diffusion
Iruba is the 1,168,344th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Iruba reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Iruba is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 312,314. In Uganda Iruba is most numerous in: Namutumba District, where 22 percent are found, Kyankwanzi District, where 16 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.
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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