Iruke Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iruke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iruke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6561:270,03515,388
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
England31:18,572,686338,250

Iruke (59) may also be a first name.

Iruke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iruke is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iruke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 481,056th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Iruke are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iruke is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 59 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 270,035. In Nigeria Iruke is most prevalent in: Abia, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Delta, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Iruke Last Name Statistics demography

Iruke earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irouke9124/
Irueke914/
Irukie911/
Iruike911/
Iruk8911/
Hiruike834/
Iroukei831/
Girukhe831/
Iruka802,694/
Iruki80342/
Eruke80184/
Irike80168/
Giruk8066/
Uruke8054/
Jiruk8054/
Iroke8044/
Hiruk804/
Iruuk801/
Iruks801/
Iruck800/
Hiruka73167/
Irikie73155/
Erueke73116/
Irikey7379/
Iroeke7370/
Jitruk7369/
Irikei7316/
Hitruk7316/
Hiruki7313/
Hirauk7312/
Urueke7311/
Irique7311/
Hiroke7310/
Hairuk737/
Airike736/
Eruket733/
Irieke733/
Irouka732/
Irauka732/
Ierike732/
Hirike732/
Eruske731/
Isrusk731/
Irugue731/
Eiruka731/
Eruike731/
Irukoi731/
Irouki731/
Huruke731/
Iruuka731/
Irikeu731/
Iricke731/
Girouk731/
Erutke731/
Irukha731/
Isruky731/
Jirukh731/
Jiruka731/
Jiroke731/
Jirike731/
Irzuki731/
Jiruschke712/
Eruk67179/
Irok67107/
Girucki6735/
Iroukis6717/
Hurukie6712/
Iriquie6712/
Iruc6710/
Yruk679/
Irzouki677/
Irukova675/
Airouky674/
Eirukuy673/
Hairuki673/
Girucky673/
Irouche673/
Hirocke672/
Hirooke672/
Euruike672/
Jirukis671/
Haisruk671/
Hirukoi671/
Irouski671/
Iereuck671/
Hitruks671/
Jirukai671/
Jiricke671/
Jirique671/
Yirikie671/
Girouki671/
Eirique671/

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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 Iruke
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