Iruke Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iruke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iruke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6561:270,03515,388
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
England31:18,572,686338,250

Iruke (59) may also be a first name.

Iruke Last Name Facts

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

Iruke is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Iruke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iruke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iruke is the 481,056th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Iruke reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name in the world, borne by 59 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 656 people, or 1 in 270,035. In Nigeria Iruke is mostly found in: Abia, where 58 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Delta, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Iruke occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Iruke Last Name Statistics demography

Iruke earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irouke9124/
Irueke914/
Irukie911/
Iruike911/
Iruk8911/
Hiruike834/
Iroukei831/
Girukhe831/
Iruka802,694/
Iruki80342/
Eruke80184/
Irike80168/
Giruk8066/
Uruke8054/
Jiruk8054/
Iroke8044/
Hiruk804/
Iruuk801/
Iruks801/
Iruck800/
Hiruka73167/
Irikie73155/
Erueke73116/
Irikey7379/
Iroeke7370/
Jitruk7369/
Irikei7316/
Hitruk7316/
Hiruki7313/
Hirauk7312/
Urueke7311/
Irique7311/
Hiroke7310/
Hairuk737/
Airike736/
Eruket733/
Irieke733/
Irouka732/
Irauka732/
Ierike732/
Hirike732/
Eruske731/
Isrusk731/
Irugue731/
Eiruka731/
Eruike731/
Irukoi731/
Irouki731/
Huruke731/
Iruuka731/
Irikeu731/
Iricke731/
Girouk731/
Erutke731/
Irukha731/
Isruky731/
Jirukh731/
Jiruka731/
Jiroke731/
Jirike731/
Irzuki731/
Jiruschke712/
Eruk67179/
Irok67107/
Girucki6735/
Iroukis6717/
Hurukie6712/
Iriquie6712/
Iruc6710/
Yruk679/
Irzouki677/
Irukova675/
Airouky674/
Eirukuy673/
Hairuki673/
Girucky673/
Irouche673/
Hirocke672/
Hirooke672/
Euruike672/
Jirukis671/
Haisruk671/
Hirukoi671/
Irouski671/
Iereuck671/
Hitruks671/
Jirukai671/
Jiricke671/
Jirique671/
Yirikie671/
Girouki671/
Eirique671/

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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 Iruke
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