Iyass Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Iyass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Iyass (26) may also be a first name.
Iyass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyass Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻴﺎﺱ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyass? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Iyass occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyass live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyass is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 26 people.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania Iyass is primarily concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Mauritania Iyass exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyasse | 91 | 18 | / |
| Giyass | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyas | 89 | 1,142 | / |
| Iyase | 80 | 1,457 | / |
| Hiyas | 80 | 1,402 | / |
| Giyas | 80 | 767 | / |
| Ayass | 80 | 547 | / |
| Iyash | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ihyas | 80 | 8 | / |
| Aiass | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ijyas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yiyas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eyass | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oyass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iya | 75 | 29,901 | / |
| Ayasse | 73 | 707 | / |
| Giyash | 73 | 26 | / |
| Aiasse | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gayass | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hayass | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oyasse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyasse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayas | 67 | 16,155 | / |
| Iyad | 67 | 12,856 | / |
| Hiya | 67 | 5,178 | / |
| Iyah | 67 | 4,926 | / |
| Eyas | 67 | 3,263 | / |
| Ihya | 67 | 1,722 | / |
| Giya | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Ijas | 67 | 1,127 | / |
| Iyaz | 67 | 979 | / |
| Yoas | 67 | 681 | / |
| Oyas | 67 | 549 | / |
| Yess | 67 | 498 | / |
| Eiss | 67 | 487 | / |
| Iyat | 67 | 333 | / |
| Uyas | 67 | 254 | / |
| Yiya | 67 | 180 | / |
| Aiss | 67 | 146 | / |
| Iyos | 67 | 121 | / |
| Hiyashe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Iess | 67 | 85 | / |
| Aias | 67 | 78 | / |
| Iyae | 67 | 58 | / |
| Iyes | 67 | 44 | / |
| Eias | 67 | 36 | / |
| Iyap | 67 | 30 | / |
| Oyss | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ieya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Oias | 67 | 21 | / |
| Uias | 67 | 17 | / |
| Auss | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eass | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ioas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iias | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aess | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ioya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ijya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uiys | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iyasova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hayasse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aiys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ieas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahyasse | 67 | 1 | / |
Iyass Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻴﺎﺱ | alyas | - |
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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 Iyass
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