Iyaha Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Iyaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Iyaha (43) may also be a first name.
Iyaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyaha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻳﺎﻫﺎ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaha? popularity and diffusion
Iyaha is the 1,422,956th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Iyaha occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Iyaha reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 43 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 1,501,210. In Nigeria Iyaha is most numerous in: Benue, where 35 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent reside and Delta, where 18 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iyaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyaha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺇﻳﺎﻫﺎ | ayaha | 50 |
| ﺍﻳﺎﻩ | ayah | 25 |
| ﺇﻳﻬﺎﻩ | ayhah | 25 |
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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 Iyaha
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