Giyiya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Giyiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Giyiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giyiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Giyiya is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giyiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Giyiya live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Giyiya exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyiya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Jiyiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Siyiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hiyiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geyiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyhiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ziyiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geayiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yeiya | 73 | 95 | / |
| Ieiya | 73 | 14 | / |
| Geiya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Iyuiy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyiye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iyioa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iyuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iiyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geyya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngeayiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aiyetiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yehiya | 67 | 1,739 | / |
| Iyioha | 67 | 63 | / |
| Iyoiyo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ghiyye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yesiya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yayiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ihiyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gihiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yéhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyyiaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyouya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieyyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iisiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yetiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siyuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyiija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geyiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Giyiya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis