Iyaye Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Iyaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6641:266,78115,249
Mauritania361:113,7466,801
Niger311:619,09715,317
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Iyaye (786) may also be a first name.

Iyaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻳﺎﻱ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iyaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyaye? popularity and diffusion

Iyaye is the 456,743rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. The surname Iyaye is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyaye live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyaye is also the 292,462nd most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 786 people.

The surname Iyaye is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 664 people, or 1 in 266,781. In Nigeria Iyaye is primarily found in: Rivers, where 84 percent live, Delta, where 4 percent live and Cross River, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 5 percent live and Niger, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyayye9138/
Iyoaye9130/
Iyayeh9112/
Iyaiye911/
Iyaeye911/
Aiyaye911/
Iyayea911/
Iyeye801,188/
Ayaye80432/
Oyaye80180/
Eyaye80105/
Iyaje8053/
Yyaye805/
Uyaye803/
Aiyye802/
Aiaye801/
Uiyay801/
Yoaye801/
Eiyay801/
Ayayee731,772/
Ayayed731,493/
Aiyaya73274/
Gijaye73154/
Ayayet7389/
Ayayei7358/
Ayayie7358/
Ehiaye7351/
Iyaiya7340/
Agiaye7337/
Egiaye7331/
Aiyawe7326/
Iyeiye7326/
Aiyyer7317/
Ayoaye7317/
Iyayyo7316/
Oisaye7314/
Hayaye7310/
Aiyayi739/
Hoyaye739/
Ayayeh737/
Ihiaye736/
Ajiaye735/
Ooyaye734/
Aiyayo734/
Ayahye734/
Goyaye734/
Gayaye733/
Iiayes732/
Iyaeji732/
Aijaye732/
E'Yaye731/
Giyaee731/
Yeayee731/
Ayayes731/
Ayaaye731/
Oiaoye731/
Ijayie731/
Aiyaje731/
Iyayia731/
Iyayya731/
Iyouye731/
Ouyaye731/
Yiyayi731/
Aisaye731/
Aiyyed731/
Iyajie731/
Iyeawe731/
Ayayez731/
Ejiaye731/
Eyayeh731/
Aiyeye731/
Ayee671,909/
Aiye67537/
Ayie67364/
Oiye67305/
Ayue67268/
Eisayed67244/
Ayae67188/
Ajye67183/
Yoae67172/
Hayayee67169/
Ayoe67108/
Oyye6785/
Eiye6769/
Ayye6760/
Eyae6744/
Hoyayeh6728/
Auye6721/
Ajijaye6719/
Ieye6715/
Yehayeh6715/
Eaye6712/
Iyahiya678/
Iyahaya678/
Oyae678/
Aeye677/
Ayayesh677/
Iyoyoje676/
Aiae675/
Gaiyaya675/
Eyye674/
Uyae674/
Ajiyoye674/
Yeay673/
Iyehyie673/
Ejiyoye673/
Haiyaya671/
Aisayed671/
Yehayye671/
Hoyayes671/
Hayayeh671/
Hayyaye671/
Uyahaye671/
Eishaye671/
Yjye671/
Eiae671/

Iyaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺇﻳﺎﻱayay58.82
ﺍﻳﺎﻱayay23.53
ﺇﻳﺎﻳﻪayayh5.88
ﺃﻳﺎﻱayay5.88
ﺍﻳﻴﻪayyh5.88

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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 Iyaye
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