Iyame Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Iyame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1451:1,221,67449,169
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Iyame (111) may also be a first name.

Iyame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyame is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Iyame.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyame? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,011,991st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Iyame reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 890,531st most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 111 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria Iyame is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 46 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 17 percent are found and Cross River, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 39 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyamet91345/
Giyame9157/
Iyamey9113/
Iyameh915/
Yiyame912/
Hiyame912/
Iyamer911/
Ihyame911/
Iyamme911/
Iyam892,152/
Iyama8017,051/
Giyam80421/
Iyeme80320/
Ayame80232/
Oyame80177/
Eyame80168/
Iyome80159/
Iyami8058/
Hiyam8042/
Uyame8021/
Aiame8019/
Yiyam808/
Ijame803/
Iyasm801/
Eiame801/
Yoame801/
Uiyme801/
Iyamy801/
Iyamh801/
Ame7536,065/
Ime7521,756/
Hiyama7319,847/
Ayamie73235/
Ieyama73218/
Hayame73165/
Heyame73138/
Ouiame73136/
Iiames73101/
Eyamie7391/
Geyame7367/
Giyami7339/
Ayameh7332/
Iyamma7332/
Gayame7328/
Yiyama7312/
Hiyami7311/
Iheame7310/
Goiame7310/
Ayamet739/
Ayamge737/
Ayamea736/
Iyammi735/
Giyome735/
Eyameh734/
Iyamai734/
Gijame734/
Yoahme733/
Eyamme733/
Hoyame733/
Uyameh732/
Iyomeh732/
Ihiame732/
Iyasmi731/
Ayames731/
Ihyeme731/
Oiyome731/
Yiyamm731/
Ayamei731/
Ihyama731/
Iyomie731/
Ohiame731/
Eyamet731/
Ayamez731/
Ehiame731/
Yjames731/
Oyameh731/
Oyamie731/
Eiames730/
Aime6735,251/
Amey679,840/
Hame676,296/
Ayam675,979/
Jime675,376/
Ayme675,023/
Hime674,713/
Eyam673,716/
Amee673,650/
Yoam673,528/
Yyam673,379/
Amme672,051/
Iyem672,045/
Amei671,852/
Yeme671,538/
Ihme671,243/
Amea671,067/
Aume671,003/
Imme67831/
Aiam67801/
Eime67532/
Ijam67496/
Oyam67464/
Imei67283/
Iyom67253/
Oiam67235/
Uyam67218/
Oime67178/
Eyme67147/
Imea67100/
Ieme6762/
Imee6752/
Ajme6733/
Aame6730/
Hayaume6729/
Aeme6716/
Eiam6715/
Amhe6715/
Uiam6713/
Imey6712/
Iyamais6710/
Geyamme6710/
Iiam679/
Houyame679/
Eame678/
Ijme677/
Uime676/
Oyme676/
Eiammee676/
Goyhame674/
Ioam673/
Ahiamed672/
Hiyamai672/
Ieam672/
Imhe672/
Yjam672/
Aihamed671/
Hayames671/
Eiyhmey671/
Yiyamma671/
Yohamee671/
Heyameh671/
Iheamea671/
Hayamey671/
Yohiame671/
Aihamey671/
Uyme671/
Ouiamer671/
Aiammee671/
Aiym671/
Ayameer671/
Ijym671/
Hiyamma671/

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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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  • 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 Iyame
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