Ilayar Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilayar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilayar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ilayar (20) may also be a first name.

Ilayar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilayar (Hindi: इलयार, Marathi: यर) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ilayar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilayar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ilayar is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Ilayar live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ilayar is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilayar9288/
Ailayar9210/
Ilhayar921/
Uilayar921/
Islahyar861/
Elayar83311/
Ulayar83168/
Ilayer8311/
Iliyar836/
Ilayor832/
Elgayar775,419/
Giliyar7729/
Elayare779/
Yilayor771/
Ilyayer771/
Illiyar771/
Ilhiyar771/
Gilaiar770/
Ilaur739/
Ilair738/
Ilear733/
Ilyer730/
Gilliyar713/
Hullayar711/
Hillayrd711/
Uliyar6767/
Ilaire6764/
Hilair6762/
Elayer6752/
Gilair678/
Elajar678/
Gilaur676/
Gilaer673/
Eliyar673/
Ulayer672/
Islair672/
Jlayer672/
Iliyarova672/
Hilliyard671/
Hillaiard671/
Illair671/
Ulaiar671/
Elyjar671/
Ilajir671/
Ilhear671/
Gilyer670/
Hilleyard670/
Oilear670/
Illyer670/

Ilayar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilayar in the Hindi language
इलयारilayara-
Ilayar in the Marathi language
यरyara-

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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 Ilayar
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