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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 can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Iya is the 18,438^th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 243,722 people. The last name Iya is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Iya live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iya is also the 27,615^th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 30,412 people.

Iya is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12,996 people, or 1 in 1,598. In Cameroon Iya is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 45 percent reside, Far North Region, where 18 percent reside and North Region, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Iya is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Iya Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Iya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% 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.