Iruka Surname
Approximately 2,694 people bear this surname
Iruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,406 | 1:73,625 | 5,285 |
| Japan | 197 | 1:648,956 | 16,420 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Iruka (2,943) may also be a first name.
Iruka Demographics
Average Iruka Salary in
United States
$44,611 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Iruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iruka (Russian: Ирука) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Iruka.
How Common Is The Last Name Iruka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iruka is the 161,606th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,705,102 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Iruka are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iruka is also the 133,680th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 2,943 people.
Iruka is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,406 people, or 1 in 73,625. In Nigeria Iruka is most numerous in: Imo, where 24 percent are found, Anambra, where 23 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Iruka is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Iruka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Iruka surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.
Iruka earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,611 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iruka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iruka in the Russian language | ||
| Ирука | iruka | - |
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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 Iruka
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