Iryu Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iryu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iryu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2941:434,84513,460
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iryu Last Name Facts

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

Iryu is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iryu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 857,026th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. Iryu is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Iryu live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 434,845. In Japan it is most common in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 44 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 24 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 23 percent are found. Other than Japan this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiryu89883/
Hiryu8963/
Iryou898/
Ireyu891/
Giryu891/
Ioryu891/
Aireyu80929/
Ireyou80120/
Hiroyu804/
Iraiyu802/
Ioryuh801/
Oiryue801/
Irouyu801/
Uryu759,451/
Eryu75149/
Iriu7544/
Irju752/
Yryu752/
Hireyou732/
Yireyou731/
Iroju67478/
Girju67132/
Irjud6744/
Eryou6738/
Hirju6738/
Ereyu6729/
Giriu6727/
Irieu6722/
Ireju6720/
Irius676/
Uruyu675/
Ureyu674/
Iriup674/
Eroyu673/
Eiriu672/
Iruju671/
Eryus671/
Eryue671/
Jiriu671/
Iriua671/
Iréus671/
Hiriu671/
Irjau671/
Hyryu671/
Ireou671/
Airiu671/
Jryou671/
Iriou670/

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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 Iryu
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