Iruga Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iruga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iruga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya591:782,71031,540
India151:51,137,692512,385
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Iruga (113) may also be a first name.

Iruga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iruga (Russian: Ируга) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iruga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Iruga is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Iruga live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Iruga is also the 881,625th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 113 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 782,710. In Kenya Iruga is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 95 percent reside, Muranga County, where 2 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Iruga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Iruga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irunga91567/
Airuga9121/
Iruega9120/
Hiruga913/
Irouga911/
Yiruga911/
Jiruga911/
Irugait839/
Iruegah837/
Ireugas836/
Iruguha833/
Jirugha831/
Hirugad831/
Iorguga831/
Iroga80797/
Uruga80560/
Iriga80261/
Eruga80172/
Irugo8033/
Irugi8010/
Iruge803/
Irigha73229/
Irughe73195/
Hiriga73115/
Oiriga7385/
Erunga7334/
Irigay7323/
Irriga7320/
Irungi7320/
Euruga7320/
Yiriga7316/
Yirugi7313/
Irigai7312/
Erugha7312/
Irughi739/
Irigau735/
Hirugo734/
Urugau734/
Jiriga733/
Irungo733/
Hiroga732/
Eruhga732/
Uiroga732/
Ioruge731/
Ieriga731/
Yrugas731/
Urruga731/
Eruega731/
Urugay731/
Irogha731/
Irogah731/
Eiriga731/
Irogau731/
Jiruge731/
Urugai731/
Geruga731/
Erouga731/
Herunga671,543/
Jirigay6710/
Eruegah676/
Girungo676/
Yreugas672/
Hirogai671/
Giruggi671/
Herouga671/
Irrigha671/
Hirungo671/
Girouge671/
Errouga671/
Eruhnga671/
Irrigay671/

Iruga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iruga in the Russian language
Иругаiruga-

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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 Iruga
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