Illiaya Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Illiaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Illiaya (36) may also be a first name.
Illiaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Illiaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Illiaya is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Illiaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Illiaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Illiaya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Illiaya is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name internationally, held by 36 people.
It is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 533,112. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 47 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 31 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 19 percent are found. Other than Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Illiaya
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