Iyayo Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iyayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Iyayo (45) may also be a first name.

Iyayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyayo is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyayo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Iyayo is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Iyayo live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 45 people.

The last name Iyayo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria Iyayo is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 35 percent are found, Ekiti, where 31 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyayoo912/
Iyay89111/
Iyoyo801,068/
Iyaya801,030/
Ayayo80500/
Eyayo80157/
Oyayo8034/
Iyajo8018/
Iyahy8013/
Uyayo808/
Yiyay801/
Eiayo801/
Eiyay801/
Uiyay801/
Iyaiy801/
Eyayou731,449/
Giyaya738/
Yiyaya737/
Ayayoo735/
Hiyajo734/
Ayayos733/
Iyahya732/
Iyayah732/
Hiyaya731/
Giyoyo731/
Ayauyo731/
Oyahyo731/
Gijayo731/
Ayayou731/
Haiyyo731/
Iyagio731/
Iyajio731/
Iyaoha731/
Oyayou731/
Iyai676,939/
Ayay673,059/
Iyaa67304/
Yeyo67173/
Iyoy67170/
Eyay67124/
Ayoi67120/
Ayoe67108/
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Iyoi6759/
Iyae6758/
Iyaj6743/
Ayoa6741/
Oyay6740/
Iyea6734/
Iyoe6722/
Ieya6722/
Aiay6720/
Ayoy6717/
Aeyo6715/
Iyey679/
Hiyayat679/
Iyoa678/
Eayo678/
Gaiyoyo677/
Yoay675/
Yeay673/
Oiay673/
Uyay672/
Ayoj672/
Uiyy671/
Ioay671/
Iyeyouo671/
Hayayou671/
Aîyo671/
Yyoa671/
Eiay671/
Iiay671/

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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 Iyayo
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