Íris Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Iceland

Íris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Íris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Iris (4,306), Iriş (3,192) & Irís (3) are calculated separately.

Íris (1,603) may also be a first name.

Íris Last Name Facts

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

Íris occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Iris, Iriş or Irís. Click here to see other potential spellings of Íris.

How Common Is The Last Name Íris? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Íris occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Íris live; 60 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 193,005th most common first name globally, held by 1,603 people.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil Íris is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 22 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 22 percent reside and Bahia, where 11 percent reside. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 27 percent reside and Iceland, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iris924,306/
Iriş833,192/
Irís833/
Eris751,692/
Yris75415/
Jris755/
Irish6713,660/
Yoris673,010/
Giris671,737/
Heris671,173/
Geris67980/
Ayris67852/
Hiris67603/
Eiris67575/
Etris67518/
Ioris67474/
Erise67425/
Erais67269/
Airis67138/
Irgis67133/
Erish6784/
Earis6782/
Yiris6780/
Ergis6769/
Irise6765/
Eries6759/
Eriss6753/
Erris6750/
Híres6735/
Esris6734/
Euris6734/
Jiris6728/
Isris6727/
Irais6722/
Iruis6722/
Erios6717/
Yrios6717/
Erist6716/
Irist6715/
Itris6711/
Jreis679/
Irios679/
Irois678/
Erois678/
Jrais678/
Eruis677/
Yreis677/
Erhis676/
Iriss676/
Iries674/
Ireis674/
Irris674/
Erisd674/
Héris673/
Ihris673/
Ajris673/
Yruis672/
Ereis672/
Jriss672/
Jrish672/
Irhis672/
Yrise671/
Ehris671/
Eyris671/
Aíres671/
Irisd671/
Uyris671/
Ieris671/
Aírês671/
Jrise670/

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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 Íris
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