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
The surname Illiya is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Illiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 72,680th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,074,859 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Illiya reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 88,805th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 5,673 people.
The last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 5,243 people, or 1 in 3,661. In Niger Illiya is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 55 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 31 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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