Iyabe Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Iyabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Iyabe (77) may also be a first name.

Iyabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyabe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Iyabe are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyabe is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 77 people.

The surname Iyabe is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Iyabe is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 75 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 19 percent reside and Bauchi, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giyabe91156/
Hiyabe9136/
Iyaber912/
Ihyabe911/
Ayabe8010,801/
Iyawe80760/
Iyabi80510/
Iyaba80422/
Oyabe80136/
Iyebe80103/
Iyobe8094/
Eyabe8059/
Uyabe8034/
Aiabe8025/
Eiabe8011/
Ijabe805/
Iyave804/
Oiabe801/
Yoabe801/
Eiybe801/
Ayabei732,202/
Ihiabe731,465/
Ayabie73634/
Hayabe73324/
Ouyabe73265/
Gayabe7342/
Aiyobe7313/
Iyobee739/
Iyawer739/
Iyanpe738/
Haiabe737/
Iyawei737/
Iyebet737/
Hoyabe736/
Goiabe736/
Iyebie735/
Goyabe735/
Ahiabe735/
Iyaweh734/
Ehiabe734/
Iyabio733/
Iyabai732/
Oihabe732/
Ayabeh732/
Giyabi731/
Oyabet731/
Oyabei731/
Giyawe731/
Gaiabe731/
Aiabet731/
Ayabey731/
Yoyabe731/
Hiyabi731/
Oiyobe731/
Iheabe731/
Ayaube731/
Hiyawe731/
Iyebge731/
Eyabei731/
Heyabe731/
Hiyaba731/
Oyabee731/
Ijeabe731/
Yoabea731/
Ayabee731/
Eiabed731/
Hijabe731/
Ijyave731/
Ijabhe731/
Aube679,286/
Yebe672,614/
Aibe67954/
Oibe67586/
Eybe67208/
Eibe67200/
Aybe67127/
Ajbe67122/
Aebe6728/
Uibe6718/
Iyabhai6714/
Eabe6710/
Iebe676/
Oybe673/
Ihiabeh673/
Hayabet671/
Hayaber671/
Uybe671/
Ihiabee671/
Hihiabe671/
Ayabeae671/
Ihiabei671/
Iyampey671/
Hiyahba671/
Ouyabet671/
Ehyahbe671/
Ehiabhe671/

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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 Iyabe
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