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 or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaa? popularity and diffusion
Iyaa is the 885,573rd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name Iyaa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Iyaa are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 47 people.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 202,276. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 52 percent live, Adjumani District, where 10 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Iyaa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Iyaa surname is primarily 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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