Iyaa Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Iyaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 193 | 1:202,276 | 16,174 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Iyaa (47) may also be a first name.
Iyaa Demographics
Iyaa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Iyaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyaa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iyaa is the 885,573rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Iyaa reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 47 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 202,276. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Tororo District, where 52 percent are found, Adjumani District, where 10 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Iyaa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Iyaa
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