Iyay Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Iyay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iyay (3,306) may also be a first name.

Iyay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺎﻱ, Hindi: इयाय) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Iyay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. Iyay is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Iyay reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Iyay is also the 124,391st most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 3,306 people.

The surname Iyay is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 2,404,531. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 75 percent are found, East Java, where 16 percent are found and Papua, where 5 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Iyai756,939/
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Giyai672,247/
Iyoyo671,068/
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Iyay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻳﺎﻱayay-
Iyay in the Hindi language
इयायiyaya-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iyay
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