Iyayu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Iyayu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyayu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Iyayu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyayu is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyayu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Iyayu reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.

The last name Iyayu is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Other than Ethiopia Iyayu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyayou911/
Eyayu8013,265/
Iyaju8030/
Ayayu804/
Yoayu801/
Oyayu801/
Iyoyu801/
Eyayou731,449/
Hayayu7310/
Iyouyu731/
Ayahyu731/
Oyayou731/
Ayayou731/
Aihayu731/
Yoayeu731/
Iyahiu731/
Ohiayu731/
Gaiyyu731/
Haiyyu731/
Ayayup731/
Ayayau731/
Yeyu6756/
Ajiyaou6734/
Auyu6711/
Eyayush674/
Ahiaoyu672/
Eayu672/
Ieyu671/
Hayayou671/
Hayajyu671/
Geyayou671/

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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 Iyayu
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