Iya'a Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iya'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iya'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Iya'a Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iya'a Come From? nationality or country of origin

Iya'a is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Iya'a click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iya'a? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iya'a is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Iya'a are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Iya'a is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Iya'a exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyaa89304/
Eya'a80609/
Iyaha80152/
Ihyaa8043/
Aia'a8030/
Aya'a8027/
Iyaah8021/
Iyaaz8015/
Uya'a808/
Iyaas804/
Aiyaa803/
Iyaad803/
Hiyaa803/
Iya'o801/
Eiyaa801/
Hiyaat73116/
Iyeaad734/
Iyaadh732/
Yiyaah732/
Eyea'a732/
Iyaoha731/
Iyaahd731/
Haia'a731/
Giyaha731/
Iyeaha731/
Aiyaaz731/
Aiyaas731/
Aiyaaj731/
Giyaai731/
Iyahah731/
Hiyaaj731/
Ayaa6714,196/
Aiya6711,023/
Iyai676,939/
Iyao67746/
Eyaa67527/
Uiya67176/
Eiya67176/
Oiya67166/
Iyay67111/
Iyae6758/
Iyaj6743/
Oyaa6739/
Iyea6734/
Ea'a6718/
Uyaa6715/
Haiyaat6710/
Iyoa678/
Yyaa675/
Aiaa674/
Uiaa674/
Eiaa673/
Au'a672/
A'Ae672/
Oiaa671/
Haiyaad671/
Heiyaat671/
Haiha'a671/
Aiyahad671/
Ieaa671/

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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
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  • 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 Iya'a
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