Irwata Surname

332,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Irwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,0791:36,1814,738
Niger301:639,73415,675
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Irwata (355) may also be a first name.

Irwata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irwata is found most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Irwata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 332,973rd most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,565,357 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Irwata are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 462,374th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 355 people.

The last name Irwata is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,079 people, or 1 in 36,181. In Uganda Irwata is mostly concentrated in: Kaabong District, where 70 percent reside, Kotido District, where 18 percent reside and Napak District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irwatha929/
Irwatta925/
Irwatat924/
Irwati83334/
Erwata8332/
Urwata8321/
Irwato8313/
Iruata834/
Hirwati7743/
Irwatou7740/
Erwatat779/
Herwata777/
Airwati771/
Urwatha771/
Yorwata771/
Gerwata771/
Airevata716/
Herwatta714/
Hirwatis711/
Erwati671,066/
Irueta6783/
Urvata6751/
Erwaty6742/
Eruata6713/
Irvati673/
Erwato671/
Erweta671/
Urwota671/
Irwoti671/
Uruata671/

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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 Irwata
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