Iyalu Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Iyalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Iyalu (438) may also be a first name.

Iyalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyalu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iyalu is the 484,164th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,607,782 people. The surname Iyalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyalu live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Iyalu is also the 409,668th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 438 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 657 people, or 1 in 112,450. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Iyalu Last Name Statistics demography

Iyalu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 304.53% more than the national average, earning R 961,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyaleu911/
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Ayalu80138/
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Iyelu8026/
Oyalu8020/
Uyalu801/
Yyalu801/
Aialu801/
Aiylu801/
Iyaloo73212/
Hayalu7317/
Gayalu7315/
Goyalu7314/
Auyalu7312/
Hiyelu735/
Gijalu734/
Ijialu734/
Ayallu733/
Eyalou733/
Aiahlu732/
Ayalou732/
Ijallu731/
Haiylu731/
Aialgu731/
Ayhalu731/
Yoaleu731/
Iyelou731/
Aleu6716,522/
Eilu67793/
Yelu67425/
Aulu67382/
Ailu67319/
Uylu67313/
Oylu67252/
Aylu67223/
Ileu67189/
Aelu6740/
Goihalu6716/
Oilu6714/
Ielu6712/
Eylu679/
Ealu679/
Gayallu675/
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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 Iyalu
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