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 most common in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iruba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,168,344th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Iruba reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 21 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 312,314. In Uganda Iruba is primarily found in: Namutumba District, where 22 percent are found, Kyankwanzi District, where 16 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs 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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