Irura Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Irura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2021:228,61316,073
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Irura (33) may also be a first name.

Irura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irura (Hindi: इरुरा) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,115,011th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Irura live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 33 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya Irura is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 49 percent live, Nakuru County, where 24 percent live and Nyeri County, where 19 percent live. Beside Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Irura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iruura912/
Jirura911/
Iraura911/
Hiroura83274/
Iorhura8323/
Giraura832/
Iruraiz831/
Irure80352/
Irira80311/
Iruri80250/
Urura8031/
Erura8010/
Irora803/
Iruro801/
Jirira73217/
Eruera73202/
Irurre7376/
Irurzo7370/
Giruri7369/
Iruero7348/
Irurhe7340/
Girury7321/
Hirure7317/
Hurura7316/
Airure7313/
Airora7311/
Irorah736/
Irouri735/
Oiruri735/
Irureu735/
Iruuri735/
Airira734/
Gerura734/
Uirira732/
Irauri732/
Iroury732/
Herura731/
Yirira731/
Iraure731/
Irorai731/
Irauro731/
Eirora731/
Irruri731/
Iriera731/
Irorha731/
Irurjj731/
Irurie730/
Hairora67101/
Ururahy6794/
Eruraha6770/
Iraurgi6716/
Hurhura6715/
Etrutra6714/
Giraure6711/
Irrurre675/
Iorhure675/
Hirrira674/
Urourah672/
Irhurhi671/
Iroures671/
Iruuroo671/
Iruurri671/
Giroure671/
Iorgure671/
Eraurau671/
Hirorau671/
Hururau671/
Irriera671/
Isruriz671/
Heruera671/
Geraura671/
Uirirea671/
Iroraha671/

Irura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irura in the Hindi language
इरुराirura-

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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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  • 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 Irura
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