Ihya Surname

234,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ihya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger9671:19,8471,248
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Ihya (2,586) may also be a first name.

Ihya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ihya occurs most in Niger. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 234,022nd most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,232,024 people. The surname Ihya is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ihya are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 144,650th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 2,586 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 967 people, or 1 in 19,847. In Niger Ihya is primarily found in: Agadez Region, where 60 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 31 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yihya89193/
Ihyas898/
Ihyad898/
Ihyah894/
Hihya894/
Ihyat891/
Gihya891/
Iohya891/
Iya8629,901/
Aihaya8017/
Haya7530,189/
Iyad7512,856/
Hoya758,227/
Hiya755,178/
Iyah754,926/
Yhya752,970/
Heya752,093/
Ahya751,640/
Giya751,247/
Iyas751,142/
Iyaz75979/
Huya75780/
Uiha75743/
Ohya75612/
Ihia75566/
Aiha75495/
Ehya75376/
Iyat75333/
Ihyo75295/
Yiya75180/
Iyae7558/
Oiha7535/
Iyap7530/
Ieya7522/
Hyia7522/
Ihye7512/
Hyya757/
Eiha757/
Ioya755/
Ijya754/
Eihy754/
Ihja753/
Uhya751/
Iyaş751/
Aihy751/
Hyja751/
Iohy751/
Hayat67714,052/
Hayah672,729/
Ahaya672,363/
Hauya672,352/
Hoyas671,671/
Hayad671,611/
Hiyat671,423/
Hiyas671,402/
Heyat671,287/
Hayas671,086/
Hehya67764/
Hoyau67656/
Hayaa67317/
Yihia67309/
Hayaz67171/
Hyoya67134/
Hiyah67103/
Houya6782/
Heiha6780/
Hyyat6769/
Hohya6769/
Gaiha6768/
Hayau6752/
Heyah6752/
Hayha6738/
Hayap6735/
Heyau6735/
Huyad6734/
Ihjas6727/
Hoyah6725/
Yihye6722/
Iyash6719/
Huyat6719/
Huyah6717/
Ahyah6715/
Hoyat6714/
Hyiat6714/
Aihau6714/
Heyad6712/
Hiyad6712/
Iyadh6711/
Aihap6711/
Huoya6710/
Ihjaz6710/
Ouhya6710/
Hihia6710/
Hahya679/
Heyap679/
Ihias679/
Aihas677/
Hiyaz677/
Haiha677/
Aihat677/
Hioha675/
Hhaya675/
Huyha675/
Aiaya675/
Oihad674/
Huiha674/
Ijyas674/
Yhyah674/
Aihad673/
Yiyas673/
Iyass673/
Hooya673/
Yiyap673/
Heeya673/
Hyias673/
Heyaz672/
Aihah672/
Ijyaz672/
Goihy672/
Heyha672/
Haïya672/
Hoyha672/
Yiyaz672/
Gohya672/
Hoyaa671/
Heyas671/
Hoiha671/
Ha'ya671/
Uhyah671/
Hijya671/
Iohaa671/
Hyyaz671/
Huhya671/
Hoyad671/
Ihjat671/
Heyaa671/
Hgaya671/
Hiyap671/
Goiha671/
Eihaz671/
Ehyat671/
Hyjad671/
Iyatt670/
Hoyap670/

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