Ia Surname

117,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2941:102,20210,520
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Vietnam4641:199,668961
Russia3641:395,94238,319
India2051:3,741,782103,944
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Solomon Islands611:9,5091,630
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Moldova221:161,88016,529
France181:3,690,151224,666
Georgia181:208,08612,109
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
China61:227,886,92811,701
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: (2) & (1) are calculated separately.

Ia (20,788) may also be a first name.

Ia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ia (Georgian: ია, Hindi: ीा, Oriya: ଇଆ, Russian: Иа) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: or . Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 117,356th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,857,173 people. The surname Ia is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Ia live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 36,747th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 20,788 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,294 people, or 1 in 102,202. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 33 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 22 percent reside and West Java, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Vietnam, where 12 percent reside.

Ia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ia last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ia last name are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

Ia earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.61% less than the national average, earning $32,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
832/
831/
Jia804,665,311/
Gia8086,612/
Hia8022,899/
Iha8018,929/
Iat802,500/
Ija802,066/
Iah80941/
Ias80840/
Yia80570/
Iaz80569/
Iaa80248/
Iae80141/
Øia8070/
Iap8058/
Ioa8058/
Iay8055/
Iad8029/
Iea8021/
I'A8019/
Iaj809/
Ijaz67224,376/
Aiya6711,023/
Giha679,364/
Hija674,808/
Giai673,321/
Ajia672,814/
Giah672,486/
Ijai672,054/
Jija671,703/
Yiha671,672/
Agia671,493/
Giau671,453/
Giay671,285/
Ijas671,127/
Ayia671,070/
Ijha67973/
Ijaa67951/
Hiah67664/
Jiad67653/
Ijau67574/
Aija67543/
Iash67531/
Jiah67514/
Egia67511/
Giňa67510/
Hias67458/
Jiha67342/
Hiap67297/
Ihat67288/
Ogia67271/
Hiat67259/
Eyia67255/
Yiap67251/
Ojia67239/
Yiat67237/
Ujia67234/
Ijja67228/
Ugia67207/
Hiad67188/
Uiya67176/
Eiya67176/
Hiha67172/
Oiya67166/
Ihas67164/
Ihap67154/
Jiaa67151/
Iľaš67143/
Oyia67140/
Iaaz67139/
İğaç67132/
Giaj67127/
Jiat67115/
Ejia67115/
Ioța6799/
Ijat6796/
Ijad6795/
Ijap6775/
Ijia6775/
Ihai6760/
Iasp6756/
Ihad6754/
Iach6753/
Ihah6752/
Iapp6746/
Jiap6739/
Jias6736/
Ijay6735/
Yiai6734/
Hiae6734/
Yiau6733/
Jișa6731/
Oija6728/
Gișa6728/
Ihaz6727/
Ihau6725/
Iatì6723/
Iasz6722/
Uyia6721/
Hiaz6720/
Yias6718/
Ihay6716/
Ijoa6716/
Oiia6714/
Ihaj6713/
Điđa6713/
Ijea6712/
Jiay6712/
Aiia6712/
Iaah6712/
Hiaa6710/
Yiay679/
Eija678/
Jiaz678/
Hiay678/
Iyoa678/
Aaia677/
Ia'a677/
Iaha676/
Jiae676/
Iaat675/
Iaai675/
Ieah675/
Aiea675/
Iayh674/
Iaou674/
Hiea674/
Iass674/
Jiea674/
Iahu674/
Euia674/
Hiaj673/
Giaa673/
Iayd673/
Jioa673/
I'Au673/
Iĺaš673/
Ieai673/
Iatt672/
Hioa672/
Eiia672/
Iatz672/
Iayt672/
Iahs672/
Iajp672/
Hjia672/
Jiaj671/
Iadt671/
Ieea671/
Iast671/
Ijga671/
D'Ia671/
Jjia671/
Yiaa671/
Iazz671/
Iayz671/
Ihga671/
Jița671/
Àgia671/
Oiea671/
Ieaa671/
Ihoa671/
Ji'a671/
Uiia671/
Yiea671/
Ggia671/
Jgia671/
Hhia671/
Ieha671/
Iats671/
Iayp671/
Iazp671/
Iazt671/
Iaau671/
Iadd671/
Iadp671/
Iads671/
Iaie671/
Iajj671/
Ioaj671/
Ihha671/

Ia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ia in the Georgian language
იაia-
Ia in the Oriya language
ଇଆi'a-
Ia in the Hindi language
ीाia28.57
ईआi'a28.57
इअi'a14.29
आईa'i14.29
ीआi'a14.29
Ia in the Russian language
Иаia-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ia
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