Irène Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Irène Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Irene (34,031), Iréne (4), Irenè (1) & Iréné (1) are calculated separately.
Irène (28,194) may also be a first name.
Irène Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irène Come From? nationality or country of origin
Irène is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Irene, Iréne, Irenè or Iréné. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Irène? popularity and diffusion
The last name Irène is the 4,532,898th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Irène occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Irène are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 29,248th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 28,194 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 9,488,960. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 29 percent live, Grand Est, where 29 percent live and Brittany, where 14 percent live. Barring France Irène is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
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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
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