Iyame Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Iyame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| Cameroon | 97 | 1:214,114 | 21,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyamet | 91 | 345 | / |
| Giyame | 91 | 57 | / |
| Iyamey | 91 | 13 | / |
| Iyameh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yiyame | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hiyame | 91 | 2 | / |
| Iyamer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ihyame | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyamme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyam | 89 | 2,152 | / |
| Iyama | 80 | 17,051 | / |
| Giyam | 80 | 421 | / |
| Iyeme | 80 | 320 | / |
| Ayame | 80 | 232 | / |
| Oyame | 80 | 177 | / |
| Eyame | 80 | 168 | / |
| Iyome | 80 | 159 | / |
| Iyami | 80 | 58 | / |
| Hiyam | 80 | 42 | / |
| Uyame | 80 | 21 | / |
| Aiame | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yiyam | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ijame | 80 | 3 | / |
| Iyasm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eiame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uiyme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iyamy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iyamh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ame | 75 | 36,065 | / |
| Ime | 75 | 21,756 | / |
| Hiyama | 73 | 19,847 | / |
| Ayamie | 73 | 235 | / |
| Ieyama | 73 | 218 | / |
| Hayame | 73 | 165 | / |
| Heyame | 73 | 138 | / |
| Ouiame | 73 | 136 | / |
| Iiames | 73 | 101 | / |
| Eyamie | 73 | 91 | / |
| Geyame | 73 | 67 | / |
| Giyami | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ayameh | 73 | 32 | / |
| Iyamma | 73 | 32 | / |
| Gayame | 73 | 28 | / |
| Yiyama | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hiyami | 73 | 11 | / |
| Iheame | 73 | 10 | / |
| Goiame | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ayamet | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ayamge | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ayamea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Iyammi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Giyome | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eyameh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iyamai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gijame | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yoahme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eyamme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hoyame | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uyameh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iyomeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ihiame | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iyasmi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayames | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihyeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiyome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiyamm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayamei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihyama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyomie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohiame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyamet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayamez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehiame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yjames | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyameh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyamie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiames | 73 | 0 | / |
| Aime | 67 | 35,251 | / |
| Amey | 67 | 9,840 | / |
| Hame | 67 | 6,296 | / |
| Ayam | 67 | 5,979 | / |
| Jime | 67 | 5,376 | / |
| Ayme | 67 | 5,023 | / |
| Hime | 67 | 4,713 | / |
| Eyam | 67 | 3,716 | / |
| Amee | 67 | 3,650 | / |
| Yoam | 67 | 3,528 | / |
| Yyam | 67 | 3,379 | / |
| Amme | 67 | 2,051 | / |
| Iyem | 67 | 2,045 | / |
| Amei | 67 | 1,852 | / |
| Yeme | 67 | 1,538 | / |
| Ihme | 67 | 1,243 | / |
| Amea | 67 | 1,067 | / |
| Aume | 67 | 1,003 | / |
| Imme | 67 | 831 | / |
| Aiam | 67 | 801 | / |
| Eime | 67 | 532 | / |
| Ijam | 67 | 496 | / |
| Oyam | 67 | 464 | / |
| Imei | 67 | 283 | / |
| Iyom | 67 | 253 | / |
| Oiam | 67 | 235 | / |
| Uyam | 67 | 218 | / |
| Oime | 67 | 178 | / |
| Eyme | 67 | 147 | / |
| Imea | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ieme | 67 | 62 | / |
| Imee | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ajme | 67 | 33 | / |
| Aame | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hayaume | 67 | 29 | / |
| Aeme | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eiam | 67 | 15 | / |
| Amhe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uiam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Imey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iyamais | 67 | 10 | / |
| Geyamme | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iiam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Houyame | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eame | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ijme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uime | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oyme | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eiammee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Goyhame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ioam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahiamed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiyamai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ieam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yjam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aihamed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayames | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyhmey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiyamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohamee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iheamea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayamey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohiame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihamey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouiamer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiammee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayameer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyamma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iyame
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