Illiyasu Surname
Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname
Illiyasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,221 | 1:79,758 | 5,656 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Illiyasu (1,816) may also be a first name.
Illiyasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Illiyasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Illiyasu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Illiyasu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Illiyasu is the 189,971st most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,278,248 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Illiyasu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 179,131st most common given name throughout the world It is held by 1,816 people.
The surname Illiyasu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,221 people, or 1 in 79,758. In Nigeria Illiyasu is mostly found in: Kano, where 18 percent live, Zamfara, where 14 percent live and Sokoto, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Ghana, where 0 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 Illiyasu
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