Iruwe Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iruwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iruwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Iruwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iruwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iruwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. Iruwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iruwe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 1,312,169. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 59 percent live, Edo, where 16 percent live and Bayelsa, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irauwe919/
Iruweh912/
Airuwe911/
Iruwa8048/
Ireuw8031/
Irube8027/
Irowe8018/
Uruwe8016/
Eruwe8012/
Iriwe8011/
Hiruw802/
Iruve801/
Huruwe73153/
Irouwa7324/
Hiriwe7314/
Ioruve7313/
Heruwe7313/
Iroube7312/
Iriewe7310/
Yirowe739/
Iruwai739/
Hirauw734/
Airuwa733/
Hirube732/
Hiruwa731/
Iroewe731/
Hirowe731/
Jirowe731/
Iruvie731/
Yorouwe6712/
Iroubeh677/
Airouwa675/
Ioruyue674/
Hirrauw671/
Huruhwe671/
Hiruwai671/
Yrgouwe671/
Giruwai671/
Jirzuwa671/
Irauwyi671/
Jruw671/
Iroubey671/

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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 Iruwe
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