Iyayi Surname

257,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3491:131,3148,527
England841:663,31038,317
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Niger231:834,43619,133
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Iyayi (444) may also be a first name.

Iyayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyayi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iyayi is the 257,936th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,775,587 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Iyayi reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyayi is also the 406,780th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 444 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,349 people, or 1 in 131,314. In Nigeria Iyayi is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 70 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Delta, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Iyayi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iyayi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Iyayi earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 88.01% more than the national average, earning $81,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.91% less than the national average, earning $27,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yayi895,124/
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Yaya67213,287/
Yaye6742,460/
Yaji674,246/
Giai673,321/
Iaia673,038/
Yayo673,033/
Ijai672,054/
Yitayih671,771/
Yayu671,318/
Giay671,285/
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Haiyaya671/
Iayz671/
Issayid671/
Hissayi671/
Haiyaji671/
Ghiyaai671/
Aitayip671/
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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 Iyayi
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