Iliye Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Iliye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
Iliye (77) may also be a first name.
Iliye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iliye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iliye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iliye? popularity and diffusion
Iliye is the 2,034,059th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iliye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iliye is also the 1,100,117th most common given name worldwide, held by 77 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Iliye is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 33 percent live, Kaduna, where 20 percent live and Nasarawa, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 35 percent live.
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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 Iliye
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