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
The last name Iyaiya is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Iyaiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Iyaiya are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyaiya is also the 1,744,716th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 35 people.
The surname Iyaiya is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Iyaiya is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 53 percent live, Kwara, where 32 percent live and Rivers, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 48 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
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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