Iyali Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Iyali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1601:1,107,14245,738
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Niger431:446,32612,119
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Iyali (309) may also be a first name.

Iyali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyali occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyali? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 801,116th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname Iyali occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Iyali reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyali is also the 500,178th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 309 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria Iyali is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 41 percent are found, Kano, where 18 percent are found and Kaduna, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyalli916/
Hiyali914/
Iyalid911/
Yiyali911/
Giyali911/
Iyalai911/
Iyahli911/
Iyala802,723/
Yoali801,424/
Iyale80941/
Ayali80817/
Iyeli80540/
Oyali80211/
Iyoli80109/
Eyali8088/
Ijali8066/
Uyali8032/
Aiali8027/
Iiali801/
Aiyli801/
Ieali801/
Ioali801/
Iyalla732,752/
Gayali731,647/
Hayali731,237/
Ayasli73907/
Hiyala73168/
Goyali73160/
Hijali73122/
Iyolia7363/
Ayağli7360/
Ayalgi7358/
Giyale7352/
Gijali7351/
Hoyali7349/
Iyalle7338/
Ayalei7335/
Iyelih7330/
Geyali7329/
Iyelia7321/
Ayalai7316/
Iyolit7315/
Eyalai7310/
Ayalli739/
Ayalia738/
Aihali734/
Ayalie734/
Yiyala733/
Ahiali733/
Iyalea732/
Ouyali732/
Hiyale732/
Iyaleu731/
Aialli731/
Uyalai731/
Ihiali731/
Iyally731/
Iyaleh731/
Iyales731/
Hoiali731/
Yoyali731/
Haiali731/
Eihali731/
Eyalie731/
Eyalio731/
Eyalli731/
Ayalis731/
Yoahli731/
Ayaliy731/
Ijalai731/
Ayhali731/
Aili673,093/
Yeli672,023/
Alei671,560/
Auli671,426/
Hayalij671,136/
Oili67867/
Ayli67593/
Ajli67363/
Uili67362/
Ieli67283/
Eyli67188/
Aeli67123/
Ilei67100/
Eali6796/
Aihalli6756/
Hayalis6752/
Goihali6739/
Eili6733/
Goyalai6726/
Hayalli6724/
Hayalit676/
Uyalloi676/
Hayaliy676/
Ijli673/
Hyyalij672/
Gohyali672/
Hayaliz671/
Huyalij671/
Hijalli671/
Eyalish671/
Aialaih671/
Ouialid671/
Iyallaa671/
Hijjali671/
Hiyalle671/
Oohiali671/
Yohalio671/
Yohalyi671/
Gayhali671/
Ijalhai671/
Oyli671/

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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 Iyali
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