Illiye Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Illiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 72 | 1:266,556 | 8,311 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Illiye (27) may also be a first name.
Illiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Illiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Illiye is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Illiye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Illiye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa. Illiye is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 27 people.
The last name Illiye is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 266,556. In Niger Illiye is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 72 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 19 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 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 Illiye
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