Iyaji Surname
Approximately 5,584 people bear this surname
Iyaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,577 | 1:31,763 | 2,652 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Iyaji (1,129) may also be a first name.
Iyaji Demographics
Iyaji Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Iyaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyaji is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Iyaji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 86,283rd most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,305,076 people. The last name Iyaji is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyaji reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 237,037th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,129 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,577 people, or 1 in 31,763. In Nigeria Iyaji is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 37 percent live, Kogi, where 24 percent live and Kaduna, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Iyaji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Iyaji last name is primarily Christian (86%) in Nigeria.
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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 Iyaji
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