Iyav Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3461:511,97325,378
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Iyav (14) may also be a first name.

Iyav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyav (Marathi: ईयाव) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyav? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iyav is the 801,116th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyav are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyav is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name globally, borne by 14 people.

Iyav is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria Iyav is most numerous in: Benue, where 87 percent reside, Plateau, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ieyav891/
Ihyav891/
Ioyav891/
Iyov752,763/
Ayav75613/
Yoav75270/
Uyav75177/
Iyev7542/
Iyap7530/
Iyab7513/
Iyaw755/
Oyav754/
Eiav753/
Ijav751/
Iiav751/
Ieyv751/
Iyafe67705/
Iyape67337/
Ihyev67177/
Giyov6752/
Giyab6712/
Ayauv6710/
Giyap6710/
Hiyab6710/
Gayav677/
Hayav675/
Haiav675/
Yiyap673/
Heiyv672/
Hijav672/
Goyav672/
Aiauv671/
Hiyaw671/
Gaiav671/
Aiyov671/
Ayavz671/
Oiavt671/
Yiyaw671/
Yoahv671/
Hiyap671/
Hiyov671/
Ioyab671/

Iyav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyav in the Marathi language
ईयावiyava50
इयावiyava50

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Iyav
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