Irén Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Irén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Iren (6,123), Irèn (1) & Ireń (1) are calculated separately.

Irén (35,298) may also be a first name.

Irén Last Name Facts

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

Irén is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also be found in the variant forms: Iren, Irèn or Ireń. Click here for other possible spellings of Irén.

How Common Is The Last Name Irén? popularity and diffusion

The surname Irén is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Irén are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in Scandinavia. Irén is also the 24,566th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 35,298 people.

The surname Irén is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Jämtland County, where 31 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 31 percent reside and Västernorrland County, where 23 percent reside. Not including Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iren926,123/
Irèn921/
Ihrén8998/
Airén8910/
Girén893/
Eirén893/
Irn8616/
Ireń831/
Irin7513,397/
Hirn753,031/
Girn752,168/
Irne7536/
Airn7510/
Iern759/
Iryn758/
Iorn758/
Jirn756/
Oirn753/
Irnd752/
Irnn752/
Itrn752/
Yirn751/
Irng751/
Irrn751/
Uirn751/
Eirn751/
Airin676,156/
Girin674,733/
Irion673,901/
Irina672,969/
Irgin671,910/
Ieren671,735/
Ireen671,256/
Eirin67934/
Airen67755/
Hiren67491/
Jirin67475/
Giren67357/
Iring67280/
Hirin67270/
Ireng67193/
Eurén67189/
Giryn67137/
Irien67124/
Hiern6799/
Jiren6788/
Iryon6778/
Iorin6773/
Ioren6772/
Gairn6767/
Iruin6759/
Isrin6753/
Härén6751/
Jirne6748/
Yiren6743/
Irzin6739/
Ehrén6725/
Hyrén6722/
Irenn6721/
Șirin6720/
Itrin6716/
Eiren6712/
Gerén6711/
Hirne6710/
Airne6710/
Yirin6710/
Goirn679/
Itryn678/
Herén677/
Eirín677/
Iryna677/
Heirn677/
Eirng676/
Øiern676/
Ihren675/
Iruen673/
Oirin673/
Hairn673/
Uirin672/
Isren672/
Ierin672/
Airyn672/
Hiorn672/
Irren672/
Irzen672/
Irrin671/
Irinc671/
Irisn671/
Irnne671/
Eirne671/
Iorhn671/
Irent671/
Åirin671/
Irehn671/
Yorén671/
Girën671/
Ihrne671/
Oirrn671/
Yirnt670/
Hirnn670/

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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 Irén
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