Iliya Surname
Approximately 112,971 people bear this surname
Iliya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109,746 | 1:1,614 | 209 |
| Niger | 2,087 | 1:9,196 | 703 |
| India | 731 | 1:1,049,337 | 43,707 |
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Iliya (116,312) may also be a first name.
Iliya Demographics
Iliya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Iliya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iliya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iliya (Bengali: ইলিয়া, Hindi: इलिया, Marathi: ईलीया, Oriya: ଇଲିୟା, Russian: Илия) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iliya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iliya is the 5,014th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 64,508 people. The last name Iliya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iliya are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iliya is also the 8,864th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 116,312 people.
Iliya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 109,746 people, or 1 in 1,614. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 15 percent are found, Bauchi, where 12 percent are found and Kano, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Iliya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Iliya last name is principally Muslim (59%) in Nigeria.
Iliya earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iliya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iliya in the Bengali language | ||
| ইলিয়া | iliya | - |
| Iliya in the Hindi language | ||
| इलिया | iliya | 80 |
| ईलिया | iliya | 6.67 |
| इलीया | iliya | 6.67 |
| ईलीया | iliya | 2.22 |
| अिलिया | ailiya | 2.22 |
| इलियास | iliyasa | 2.22 |
| Iliya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଲିୟା | iliya | 75 |
| ଇଲିୟ | iliya | 25 |
| Iliya in the Marathi language | ||
| ईलीया | iliya | 52.94 |
| इलीया | iliya | 32.35 |
| इलयास | ilayasa | 5.88 |
| ईलीयास | iliyasa | 2.94 |
| इिलयास | iilayasa | 2.94 |
| जेईलीया | je'iliya | 2.94 |
| Iliya in the Russian language | ||
| Илия | ilia | - |
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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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- 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 Iliya
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