Iyahen Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7551:234,62613,676
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Iyahen (39) may also be a first name.

Iyahen Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Iyahen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 420,074th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Iyahen reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.

Iyahen is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 755 people, or 1 in 234,626. In Nigeria Iyahen is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 93 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Iyahen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iyahen last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Iyahen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.23% less than the national average, earning $34,418 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayahen8374/
Iyahin8337/
Iyehen8313/
Iyohen8313/
Oyahen837/
Iyahem831/
Iyaene831/
Iyaenhe771/
Aiyen7366/
Ayaen7349/
Iyoen734/
Eiyen732/
Ajhen731/
Eyaen731/
Oiyen731/
Ahaen731/
Yoaen730/
Gaiyen6733/
Gayaen6724/
Haiyen6719/
Hiyain6716/
Ahyuen678/
Aiyeng678/
Ayaene676/
Ajuhen676/
Aihein674/
Aheyin672/
Heiyen672/
Iyeine671/
Iyaing671/
Oiyene671/
Hayaen671/
Iyaine671/
Ihyeen671/
Oiyehn671/
Ayohen671/
Uihein671/
Aheyen671/
Eyahem671/
Ijahin671/
Ajohen671/
Aiaend671/
Eyahin671/
Haehen670/

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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 Iyahen
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