Iruk Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Iruk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iruk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Iruk (521) may also be a first name.

Iruk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iruk (Marathi: इरुक, Russian: Ирук) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iruk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Iruk live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Iruk is also the 369,942nd most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 521 people.

The surname Iruk is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Iruk is most frequent in: Western, where 40 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 20 percent are found and Madang, where 20 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Iruk occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iruke89693/
Giruk8966/
Jiruk8954/
Hiruk894/
Iruks891/
Iruuk891/
Iruck890/
Jitruk8069/
Irouke8024/
Hitruk8016/
Hirauk8012/
Hairuk807/
Isrusk801/
Iruike801/
Girouk801/
Jirukh801/
Uruk753,359/
Irik751,842/
Eruk75179/
Irok75107/
Iruc7510/
Yruk759/
Irukova735/
Hiruike734/
Haisruk731/
Hitruks731/
Iereuck731/
Irick672,688/
Yirik671,348/
Jirik67925/
Geruk67881/
Hirok67637/
Heruk67570/
Erukh67408/
Hirik67325/
Yoruk67275/
Eruke67184/
Hyruk67175/
Huruk67156/
Irikh6774/
Ayruk6741/
Giruc6734/
Erguk6733/
Eirug6727/
Oirik6724/
Eruck6723/
Uyruk6719/
Airik6718/
Jirok6718/
Airok6711/
Eirik679/
Jirug675/
Iruug674/
Ierik674/
Erauk672/
Hiruq672/
Iroug672/
Irrik672/
Etruk672/
Urouk671/
Ireux671/
Isrug671/
Ihrik671/
Irrok671/
Girug671/
Urukh671/
Iruxh671/
Uruik671/
Jirousck671/
Iriek670/
Iraux670/

Iruk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iruk in the Marathi language
इरुकiruka-
Iruk in the Russian language
Ирукiruk-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iruk
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