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 most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Iyaja.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name 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. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 40 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 85 percent are found, Cross River, where 8 percent are found and Zamfara, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Iyaja is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found.
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
- 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 Iyaja
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