Illiya Surname
Approximately 6,780 people bear this surname
Illiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5,243 | 1:3,661 | 355 |
| Nigeria | 1,533 | 1:115,553 | 7,660 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Illiya (5,673) may also be a first name.
Illiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Illiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Illiya is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Illiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Illiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 72,680th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,074,859 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Illiya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Illiya is also the 88,805th most common first name in the world It is held by 5,673 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 5,243 people, or 1 in 3,661. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 55 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 31 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Niger Illiya exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and India, where 0 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
- 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 Illiya
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