Iliiya Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iliiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iliiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Iliiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iliiya is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iliiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iliiya reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 46 percent reside, Taraba, where 39 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iliiyas9231/
Illiiya924/
Ilisiya921/
Iliyia8317/
Ilieya832/
Iliyya832/
Iljiya832/
Ilyiya831/
Ilissiyad801/
Iliyias777/
Iliyyas772/
Eliciya771/
Ilisuia771/
Ilieyas771/
Illiyya771/
Eliiyas771/
Elisiya771/
Ilisaya771/
Jiljiya771/
Iliye7385/
Iliea734/
Elisiyah7121/
Ilihayas716/
Ilișoaia711/
Elishiya711/
Elijiyas711/
Ilisayas711/
Ilechiya711/
Yilisuya711/
Ilicea67141/
Ilijay6782/
Illiye6773/
Illiey6711/
Ilieas679/
Ileuya677/
Ilișoi675/
Eliyia675/
Jiliye674/
Ilihai673/
Eljiya673/
Eliyya673/
Ilieaș671/
Ilijoi671/
Jiliejaya671/
Jlieya671/
Giliey671/
Eilyea671/
Elieya671/

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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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  • 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 Iliiya
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