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
The last name Iyaja (Oriya: ଇଅଜ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Iyaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Iyaja occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Iyaja live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyaja is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 40 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Iyaja is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Cross River, where 8 percent reside and Zamfara, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common 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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