Íris Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Íris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The last name Íris is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may 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
The last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Íris are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Luso-South America. Íris is also the 193,005th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 1,603 people.
The last name Íris is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil Íris is primarily concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 22 percent are found, Pernambuco, where 22 percent are found and Bahia, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 27 percent are found and Iceland, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iris | 92 | 4,306 | / |
| Iriş | 83 | 3,192 | / |
| Irís | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eris | 75 | 1,692 | / |
| Yris | 75 | 415 | / |
| Jris | 75 | 5 | / |
| Irish | 67 | 13,660 | / |
| Yoris | 67 | 3,010 | / |
| Giris | 67 | 1,737 | / |
| Heris | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Geris | 67 | 980 | / |
| Ayris | 67 | 852 | / |
| Hiris | 67 | 603 | / |
| Eiris | 67 | 575 | / |
| Etris | 67 | 518 | / |
| Ioris | 67 | 474 | / |
| Erise | 67 | 425 | / |
| Erais | 67 | 269 | / |
| Airis | 67 | 138 | / |
| Irgis | 67 | 133 | / |
| Erish | 67 | 84 | / |
| Earis | 67 | 82 | / |
| Yiris | 67 | 80 | / |
| Ergis | 67 | 69 | / |
| Irise | 67 | 65 | / |
| Eries | 67 | 59 | / |
| Eriss | 67 | 53 | / |
| Erris | 67 | 50 | / |
| Híres | 67 | 35 | / |
| Esris | 67 | 34 | / |
| Euris | 67 | 34 | / |
| Jiris | 67 | 28 | / |
| Isris | 67 | 27 | / |
| Irais | 67 | 22 | / |
| Iruis | 67 | 22 | / |
| Erios | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yrios | 67 | 17 | / |
| Erist | 67 | 16 | / |
| Irist | 67 | 15 | / |
| Itris | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jreis | 67 | 9 | / |
| Irios | 67 | 9 | / |
| Irois | 67 | 8 | / |
| Erois | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jrais | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eruis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yreis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Erhis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iriss | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iries | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ireis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Irris | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erisd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Héris | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihris | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ajris | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yruis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ereis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jriss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jrish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irhis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yrise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aíres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aírês | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jrise | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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