Iyakanu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Iyakanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyakanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Iyakanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyakanu occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyakanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Iyakanu reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Iyakanu is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Iyakanu is most prevalent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent are found and Pahang, where 50 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyakannu9357/
Ayakanu8620/
Eyakanu864/
Ayakannu8077/
Iyakanoo8037/
Yekanu7711/
Akeanu773/
Ikeanu771/
Iyakannoo7510/
Iyakkanoo754/
Ayahkannu751/
Ojikanu713/
Ajokanu713/
Oyekanu713/
Iyakkannoo712/
Ahiakonu671,054/
Ayakanoo6720/
Oyekangu678/
Ayukannu674/
Iyacanoo673/
Ayacanou671/
Oyekanhu671/
Oyekamnu671/

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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 Iyakanu
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