Iiya Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Iiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Iiya (138) may also be a first name.
Iiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iiya (Hindi: इीया, Russian: Иия) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Iiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,511,557th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Iiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Iiya are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787,636th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 138 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria Iiya is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 24 percent live, Nasarawa, where 12 percent live and Plateau, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Iiya occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 3 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iiya in the Hindi language | ||
| इीया | iiya | - |
| Iiya in the Russian language | ||
| Иия | iia | - |
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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 Iiya
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