Iyanya Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3671:482,67824,238
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iyanya (62) may also be a first name.

Iyanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyanya is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iyanya is the 694,796th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyanya reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 62 people.

The last name Iyanya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 482,678. In Nigeria Iyanya is most common in: Benue, where 63 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside and Bauchi, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Iyanya occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyanyaee863/
Oyanya8358/
Iyanja8346/
Uyanya8324/
Iyonya8317/
Ayanya8314/
Iyenya834/
Iyanyo832/
Eyanya831/
Iyania831/
Iyanha831/
Hiyagna77159/
Hiyanja7711/
Iyangia771/
Oyasnya771/
Ahyanya771/
Ainya73418/
Aunya73294/
Oinya73264/
Yenya7355/
Eanya7328/
Einya733/
Aenya733/
Uinya733/
Aynya731/
Ayenya672,927/
Gaunya67938/
Oyenya67515/
Ajanya67151/
Aunyat6796/
Ayinya6793/
Hajnya6765/
Ajinya6765/
Ainyah6747/
Ainyas6747/
Ejinya6735/
Uyenya6735/
Ijanja6733/
Gainya6726/
Ayanyo6721/
Oyinya6719/
Ojinya6717/
Ajonya6715/
Ayania6710/
Uiania678/
Ayanha677/
Iyanjo674/
Yenyah674/
Ajenya673/
Huinya673/
Ayanja673/
Iyonyo673/
Haunya672/
Gaynya672/
Ejanya672/
Aunnya671/
Oyania671/
Eyanja671/
Eyenya671/
Aiinya671/
Ainyaa671/
Aneyia671/
Yenyea671/
Hainya671/
Ayonya671/
Ojanya671/
Eeanya671/
Eanyat671/
Geanya671/
Ijinya671/
Auenya671/
Yoania670/

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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 Iyanya
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