Ijeyi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ijeyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ijeyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ijeyi Last Name Facts

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

Ijeyi (Oriya: ଇେଜୟୀ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ijeyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ijeyi? popularity and diffusion

Ijeyi is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ijeyi are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ijeyi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Ijeyi is most common in: Benue, where 50 percent live and Borno, where 50 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Jiji6710,170/
Yiheyis676,284/
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Jeya672,207/
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Ijeyi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ijeyi in the Oriya language
ଇେଜୟୀiejayi-

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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 Ijeyi
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