Iyagana Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Iyagana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyagana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Cameroon501:415,38135,427

Iyagana (1,220) may also be a first name.

Iyagana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyagana occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Iyagana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyagana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iyagana is the 1,666,404th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Iyagana is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyagana are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 226,593rd most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 1,220 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Iyagana is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 71 percent reside, Borno, where 16 percent reside and Oyo, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 42 percent reside.

Iyagana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.

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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
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  • 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 Iyagana
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