Iyaya Surname
Approximately 1,030 people bear this surname
Iyaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 629 | 1:117,456 | 12,805 |
| Nigeria | 179 | 1:989,624 | 41,927 |
| Kenya | 97 | 1:476,081 | 24,779 |
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Namibia | 8 | 1:301,175 | 10,197 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Iyaya (239) may also be a first name.
Iyaya Demographics
Iyaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Iyaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻳﺎﻳﻪ, Hindi: इयाया, Russian: Ияя) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyaya? popularity and diffusion
Iyaya is the 353,485th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,075,287 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Iyaya are found; 61 percent are found in Central Africa and 61 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Iyaya is also the 578,640th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 239 people.
Iyaya is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 117,456. Barring The DR Congo Iyaya exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.
Iyaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Iyaya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iyaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺇﻳﺎﻳﻪ | ayayh | - |
| Iyaya in the Hindi language | ||
| इयाया | iyaya | - |
| Iyaya in the Russian language | ||
| Ияя | iaa | - |
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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 Iyaya
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