Iyaja Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Iyaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Iyaja (40) may also be a first name.
Iyaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyaja (Oriya: ଇଅଜ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Iyaja is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Iyaja are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyaja is also the 1,614,485th most common first name world-wide, held by 40 people.
The last name Iyaja is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Cross River, where 8 percent reside and Zamfara, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iyaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଅଜ | i'aja | - |
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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 Iyaja
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