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) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Iruga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iruga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Iruga are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Iruga is also the 881,625th most widely held first name globally It is held by 113 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 782,710. In Kenya Iruga is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 95 percent reside, Muranga County, where 2 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Iruga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally 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
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  • 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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