Ihiya Surname
Approximately 1,260 people bear this surname
Ihiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,227 | 1:15,641 | 1,042 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Ihiya (669) may also be a first name.
Ihiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ihiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ihiya (Hindi: इहिया) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ihiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 301,477th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,783,767 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ihiya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 320,785th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 669 people.
This last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 1,227 people, or 1 in 15,641. In Niger Ihiya is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 72 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 18 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Niger it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ihiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ihiya in the Hindi language | ||
| इहिया | ihiya | - |
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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 Ihiya
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