Iyaiya Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Iyaiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Iyaiya (35) may also be a first name.
Iyaiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyaiya is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Iyaiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Iyaiya live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 35 people.
The last name Iyaiya is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Iyaiya is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 53 percent reside, Kwara, where 32 percent reside and Rivers, where 16 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 48 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyahiya | 92 | 8 | / |
| Hiyahiya | 86 | 35 | / |
| Iyayya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyayia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyaiye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyahaya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Iyaye | 73 | 741 | / |
| Aiyaj | 73 | 189 | / |
| Eaiya | 73 | 43 | / |
| Aiyaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aiyea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eiyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uiyay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiyay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiyua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiyayiah | 71 | 22 | / |
| Aiyaya | 67 | 274 | / |
| Iyoiyo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Iyayye | 67 | 38 | / |
| Aiyajh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Iyoaye | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aiyawe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Iyeiye | 67 | 26 | / |
| Aisyia | 67 | 24 | / |
| Uyauya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Iyayyo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iyayeh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oitaia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aaiyaj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Haiyaj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aiyayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aiyaji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iyaeji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiyaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giyaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyeaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajiyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyaeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaiyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyaoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyouya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyeeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijhaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iyaiya
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