Iyaka Surname
Approximately 1,466 people bear this surname
Iyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 965 | 1:76,559 | 8,894 |
| Nigeria | 312 | 1:567,765 | 27,529 |
| Tanzania | 107 | 1:494,781 | 33,101 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Iyaka (652) may also be a first name.
Iyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iyaka (Hindi: ियका) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iyaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iyaka is the 266,624th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,971,041 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Iyaka live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Iyaka is also the 325,275th most common first name worldwide, borne by 652 people.
The surname Iyaka is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 965 people, or 1 in 76,559. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iyaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyaka in the Hindi language | ||
| ियका | iyaka | - |
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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 Iyaka
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