Irw Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Irw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Irw (21) may also be a first name.

Irw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irw is most common in Malaysia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irw? popularity and diffusion

Irw is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Irw live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 21 people.

The surname Irw is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Irw is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 83 percent are found and Perak, where 17 percent are found. Not including Malaysia Irw is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irwe8626/
Hirw866/
Irww863/
Jirw862/
Ijrw861/
Irwt861/
Irws861/
Irvw861/
Eirw861/
Airw861/
Iorw861/
Hirwe7574/
Eirew7532/
Jirwe7510/
Airwe754/
Irwth751/
Jrw67430/
Irf6772/
Irv6726/
Erw6716/
Irb6711/
Yrw675/
Urw673/
Hairwe671/

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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 Irw
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