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

Iyayo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Iyayo reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyayo is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 45 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria Iyayo is most frequent in: Edo, where 35 percent live, Ekiti, where 31 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Besides Nigeria Iyayo exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live.

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
  • 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 Iyayo
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