Iah Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Guyana

Iah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7141:185,22317,794
India1651:4,648,881119,525
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Iah (17,328) may also be a first name.

Iah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iah (Hindi: िाह) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 379,286th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,744,470 people. Iah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Iah reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 41,968th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 17,328 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 714 people, or 1 in 185,223. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 54 percent are found, West Nusa Tenggara, where 18 percent are found and Banten, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Iah is found in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giah862,486/
Hiah86664/
Iash86531/
Jiah86514/
Iach8653/
Ihah8652/
Iaah8612/
Iaha866/
Ieah865/
Iayh864/
Iahu864/
Iahs862/
Ia803,924/
Eyiah753,496/
Ayiah751,625/
Ojiah75373/
Aiyah75152/
Iaych75136/
Aijah75117/
Ajiah75109/
Hiahu75104/
Agiah7591/
Ijaah7547/
Ugiah7538/
Ejiah7536/
Ogiah7533/
Eijah7527/
Ihaha7523/
Uhiah7519/
Ujiah7513/
Jiach7510/
Oyiah759/
Egiah758/
Iahad758/
Ijash755/
Jihah755/
Iahiy754/
Hiaha754/
Giaha754/
Uiyah753/
Jiaha753/
Hiach753/
Uiiah753/
Yiach752/
Iaach752/
Eiyah752/
Iaïch752/
Jiahu752/
Jiahy751/
Jiash751/
Yieah751/
Yiash751/
Uyiah751/
Iahah751/
Aiiah751/
Ijahe751/
Ijaph751/
Yiaha751/
Iassh751/
Iaash751/
Iahie751/
Uijah751/
Iahii751/
Hiahs750/
Jiahs750/
Jia674,665,311/
Gia6786,612/
Jah6725,414/
Yah6723,022/
Hia6722,899/
Iha6718,929/
Iat672,500/
Ija672,066/
Iho671,626/
Ias67840/
Yia67570/
Iaz67569/
Hajiah67270/
Iaa67248/
Iaaich67204/
Iae67141/
Haijah6783/
Øia6770/
Aiyash6759/
Iap6758/
Ioa6758/
Iay6755/
Hihath6751/
Eah6751/
Haiyah6750/
Aiyajh6737/
Ioh6735/
Iad6729/
Ajiajh6721/
Iea6721/
I'A6719/
Ajiach6717/
Jihadh6710/
Huhiah6710/
Jiaash6710/
Haiiah679/
Aiyach679/
Iaj679/
Hoijah678/
Hojiah675/
Gajiah675/
Jiahai675/
Jijath674/
Eijach674/
Hujiah673/
Hijaha673/
Aijajh672/
Gayiah672/
Ejiaha672/
Jiaddh672/
Jiahau672/
Jihash671/
Hiahad671/
Ayjiah671/
Gaijah671/
Aiiach671/
Eijjah671/
Ajiahe671/
Eeijah671/
Agiaha671/
Ayiaha671/
Hiaths671/
Hiaouh671/
Jiahei671/
Ajiaha671/
Yiaich671/
Uiiaha671/
Jihath671/
Jiahad671/
Jiahou671/

Iah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iah in the Hindi language
िाहiaha-

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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 Iah
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