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 surname Iruobe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Iruobe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iruobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iruobe is the 395,841st most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. The last name Iruobe is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Iruobe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iruobe is also the 619,385th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 213 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 204,317. In Nigeria Iruobe is most common in: Edo, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irhuobe924/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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