Iruobe Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iruobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iruobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8671:204,31712,205
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Iruobe (213) may also be a first name.

Iruobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iruobe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iruobe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 395,841st most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. The surname Iruobe occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Iruobe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 619,385th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 213 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 204,317. In Nigeria Iruobe is most frequent in: Edo, where 52 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Iruober921/
Irobe91370/
Irobey83385/
Jirobe83193/
Hirobe8343/
Irobie8323/
Iroube8312/
Eruobe837/
Irobee835/
Iroobe834/
Irobeï834/
Uruobe833/
Iruoba831/
Yirobe831/
Iruobi831/
Irwobe831/
Hirobea7712/
Girobei779/
Iroubeh777/
Iorobee774/
Airobes771/
Irouber771/
Iroubey771/
Hiroobe771/
Irobi73494/
Iroba73391/
Iroby73385/
Irabe73331/
Irove73134/
Erobe7365/
Urobe7329/
Irowe7318/
Irroubeh711/
Hirabe671,355/
Yorobe67162/
Hiroba6760/
Airohubie6747/
Urhobe6728/
Isrobi6719/
Giroby6716/
Jirabe6713/
Irrobi6712/
Girobi6711/
Yirowe679/
Irowez677/
Jirobi677/
Hirobi677/
Eruabe676/
Gerobe676/
Iorabe676/
Jirove676/
Irabie674/
Iroboa673/
Irabet672/
Eurobe672/
Irover672/
Irabeu672/
Herobe672/
Uhrobe671/
Israbe671/
Iroibi671/
Girabe671/
Iroubi671/
Irabey671/
Erober671/
Irower671/
Irabes671/
Ieroba671/
Hirowe671/
Irobai671/
Yirobi671/
Yirabe671/
Jirowe671/
Airoba670/
Jrobey670/

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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
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  • 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 Iruobe
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