Iyab Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Iyab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Iyab (118) may also be a first name.

Iyab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iyab Come From? nationality or country of origin

Iyab (Hindi: ईयब) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iyab is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Iyab occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Iyab live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 859,937th most common first name on earth It is held by 118 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 60 percent reside, Enugu, where 20 percent reside and Rivers, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giyab8912/
Hiyab8910/
Ioyab891/
Hioyab801/
Iyob752,072/
Ayab75792/
Yyab75402/
Iyav75350/
Yoab75263/
Ijab75197/
Oyab75106/
Eyab7591/
Iyap7530/
Aiab759/
Uyab756/
Iyaw755/
Iyeb753/
Iiab751/
Oiyb751/
Aiyb751/
Eiab751/
Ioyb751/
Ieab750/
Hijab677,209/
Iyafe67705/
Iyape67337/
Hayab67309/
Eihab67190/
Ayaub67179/
Heyab67170/
Aiyob67156/
Gayab67121/
Auyab6732/
Gaiab6711/
Ahiab6710/
Giyap6710/
Auiab6710/
Gijab679/
Eiyob679/
Hyjab677/
Giyob677/
Eyhab674/
Hiyob673/
Yiyap673/
Ayabh673/
Goyab672/
Haiab672/
Ahyab671/
Eiabd671/
Aiaub671/
Yoyab671/
Ihyav671/
Ioyav671/
Iejab671/
Ihiab671/
Iojab671/
Aihab671/
Yiyaw671/
Geiab671/
Hiyaw671/
Ayhab671/
Eeyab671/
Heiab671/
Yoiab671/
Uyabh671/
Hiyap671/
Ieyav671/

Iyab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyab in the Hindi language
ईयबiyaba-

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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 Iyab
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