Irubo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Irubo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irubo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Irubo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irubo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Irubo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irubo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Irubo are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Irubo is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Irubo is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 80 percent reside, Kampala District, where 10 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 41 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iruboh912/
Iruboi911/
Irobo80805/
Iruba80204/
Iribo80167/
Urubo8017/
Erubo804/
Iruwo803/
Irhobo73162/
Iriboy73139/
Hiruba7380/
Jirobo738/
Hiribo733/
Iroboa733/
Iruuba733/
Giruba732/
Hirobo732/
Erubot732/
Iroboh732/
Gerubo732/
Irobou731/
Iruvoo731/
Iruwot731/
Herubo731/
Eurubo731/
Iroubah673/
Girubha671/
Hairuba671/

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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 Irubo
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