Iyak Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Iyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
Indonesia1041:1,271,62788,950
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Iyak (761) may also be a first name.

Iyak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iyak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Iyak (Hindi: इयाक, Marathi: इयाक) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 978,274th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. Iyak is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Iyak are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyak is also the 297,690th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 761 people.

The surname Iyak is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 1,352,235. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 91 percent are found, Rivers, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyake89431/
Ihyak8986/
Hiyak897/
Giyak892/
Iyack891/
Hiyake8046/
Iyakke801/
Ayak755,729/
Yoak751,135/
Eyak75658/
Iyok75317/
Oyak75313/
Uyak75304/
Yyak75218/
Ijak75122/
Aiak7586/
Iyek7562/
Iyac7526/
Uiak753/
Iyag752/
Uiyk751/
Eiyk751/
Iiak751/
Ieak751/
Eiak751/
Iyax751/
Iyaq751/
Iyakowa731/
Gayak673,221/
Iyeke672,405/
Hayak671,387/
Iyoke671,220/
Uyake671,025/
Ayake67374/
Aiyok67326/
Hoyak67276/
Goyak67248/
Iyock67181/
Eyake67118/
Oyake6791/
Ahyak6788/
Uiyok6740/
Ayack6734/
Giyok6731/
Eyack6717/
Uiake6717/
Hiyag6716/
Hoiak6713/
Agiak6712/
Ayhak6711/
Aiake6710/
Oyack6710/
Iyeck6710/
Iheak678/
Hijak678/
Geyak678/
Yoyak678/
Aihak676/
Uiyke676/
Heyak675/
Goiak674/
Hiyok674/
Ouyak673/
Haiak673/
Giyag673/
Ijjak672/
Ayakh672/
Heiak672/
Hyjak672/
Yojak672/
Ahiak671/
Yoack671/
Hiyaq671/
Huyak671/
Ieahk671/
Iyekh671/
Auiak671/
Aiakt671/
Haiyk671/
Yiyok671/
Ijakh671/
Iyagh671/
Eiake671/

Iyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyak in the Hindi language
इयाकiyaka-
Iyak in the Marathi language
इयाकiyaka75
ईयाकiyaka25

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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 Iyak
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