Iliyassa Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Iliyassa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iliyassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2331:89,13810,727
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Comoros11:749,524685

Iliyassa (149) may also be a first name.

Iliyassa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iliyassa is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iliyassa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iliyassa is the 1,052,587th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iliyassa are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Iliyassa is also the 754,880th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 149 people.

The last name Iliyassa is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 89,138. In Cameroon Iliyassa is mostly found in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent reside, Far North Region, where 21 percent reside and North Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Iliyassa
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