Iniya Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Iniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Iniya (1,528) may also be a first name.
Iniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iniya (Hindi: इनिया, Russian: Иния) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iniya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,573,888th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Iniya is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Iniya live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 198,465th most common given name at a global level It is held by 1,528 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 82 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 9 percent reside and Abia, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iniya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iniya in the Hindi language | ||
| इनिया | iniya | 60.87 |
| इनीया | iniya | 17.39 |
| इणिया | iniya | 8.7 |
| इङीया | iniya | 4.35 |
| ईनिया | iniya | 4.35 |
| ईनीया | iniya | 4.35 |
| Iniya in the Russian language | ||
| Иния | inia | - |
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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 Iniya
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