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Where Does The Last Name Iya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Iya (Bengali: ইয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻳﺎ, Hindi: ीया, Marathi: ईया, Oriya: ଇୟା) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 18,438^th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 243,722 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Iya are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 27,615^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 30,412 people.

The surname Iya is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 12,996 people, or 1 in 1,598. In Cameroon Iya is most frequent in: Adamawa Region, where 45 percent live, Far North Region, where 18 percent live and North Region, where 18 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Iya exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Iya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Iya last name is principally Muslim (60%) in Kenya and Muslim (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Iya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Iya earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning $44,779 USD per year.