Iye Surname

146,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Iye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0171:174,18210,767
Cameroon7251:28,6473,877
Somalia3431:39,2191,895
Djibouti2251:4,066333
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Niger1541:124,6234,816
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Turkey271:2,882,27584,327
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Iye (3,591) may also be a first name.

Iye Last Name Facts

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

Iye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻱ, Hindi: ईये, Marathi: इये, Russian: Иые) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 146,568th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,409,903 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Iye are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iye is also the 118,078th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 3,591 people.

The surname Iye is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,017 people, or 1 in 174,182. In Nigeria Iye is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 33 percent are found, Rivers, where 16 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and Somalia, where 11 percent are found.

Iye Last Name Statistics demography

Iye earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $50,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyeh862,549/
Yiye86506/
Giye86352/
Jiye8698/
Iyed8683/
Iyee8676/
Iyie8673/
Iyae8658/
Hiye8652/
Iyet8649/
Iyes8644/
Iyep8635/
Iyoe8622/
Ieye8615/
Iyye8615/
Ihye8612/
Ioye864/
Iyez864/
Iaye863/
Iuye861/
Iiye861/
Ye807,320,967/
Ie809,716/
Isaye75385/
Itaye75358/
Iyesh75310/
Iteye75201/
Iyiet75177/
Isiye75177/
Itoye75104/
Iseye7599/
Yiyeh7593/
Itiye7554/
Ijiye7545/
Ijaye7545/
Ijoye7545/
Esiye7540/
Yiyee7532/
Etiye7527/
Isoye7523/
Yihye7522/
Hiyeh7521/
Jihye7516/
Ieyes7513/
Giuye758/
Jiaye758/
Hieye758/
Jiuye758/
Iyeyi755/
Ihuye753/
Giaye753/
Hiyed752/
Aiyea752/
Yieye752/
Iyoje752/
Ijuye752/
Gioye752/
Ihaye752/
Jieye752/
Iayes752/
Yioye751/
Iheye751/
Iyyeh751/
Ijeye751/
Eciye751/
Iayed751/
Ioyie751/
Yiaye751/
Geiye751/
Iyhea751/
Iyieh751/
Ioyes751/
Hiyee750/
Aye67936,658/
Iya6729,901/
Oye6718,812/
Eye6713,588/
Iyo676,140/
Ije673,296/
Aie672,665/
Uye672,519/
Oie672,126/
Iyi671,895/
Yea671,832/
Øye67979/
Eie67878/
Üye67871/
Yey67813/
Øie67512/
Isioye67482/
Echiye67360/
Ejioye67350/
Aiy67290/
Ayieye67211/
Ichaye67156/
Yeğ67105/
Ichiye6775/
Aiyowe6757/
Iay6755/
Uie6748/
Issiye6745/
Aiyeyi6740/
Ishaye6740/
Agiaye6737/
Egiaye6731/
Aiyawe6726/
Ajioye6724/
Ishiye6723/
Iuy6722/
Iea6721/
Yye6720/
Ioy6719/
Yeï6719/
Ajieye6715/
Hiayes6715/
Oisaye6714/
Issaye6713/
Iey6711/
Aiyeyo6710/
Oyieye6710/
Oiy6710/
Iie679/
Uiy679/
Aiyejo679/
Isayed678/
Isheye678/
Aisyie677/
Agioye677/
Jiayue676/
Iyy676/
Yej676/
Gaaiye676/
Yje676/
Ajiaye675/
Ishoye675/
Ithaye674/
Iteyeh674/
Esioye674/
Haiyey674/
Icheye673/
Esiyed672/
Jijaye672/
Aijaye672/
Iseyeh672/
Ayioye672/
Essiye672/
Gihiye672/
Isseye672/
Jiyjed672/
Jiayee672/
Ijiyed671/
Huiyea671/
Gaiyea671/
Eyieye671/
Oiseye671/
Isieye671/
Eitoye671/
Ijayie671/
Ihieye671/
Ieiyeh671/
Eshiye671/
Iyeowa671/
Aiyaje671/
Ijiyet671/
Ijoyes671/
Ijtoye671/
Itayep671/
Ittaye671/
Hieyie671/
Hiayee671/
Hisuye671/
Jieaye671/
Jieyep671/
Isayee671/
Isayes671/
Ãye671/
Yieyie671/
Yeî671/
Aiyaye671/
Aisaye671/
Yihiye671/
Yihyie671/
Oitoye671/
Jitoye671/
Ejiaye671/
Egioye671/
Ehieye671/
Esieye671/
Aiyeye671/
Aitiye671/
Yitaye671/
Aiyeee671/
Iej671/
Issoye671/
Hiyett670/
Hijoye670/

Iye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iye in the Hindi language
ईयेiye-
Iye in the Marathi language
इयेiye-
Iye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻱay50
ﺇﻳﻪayh50
Iye in the Russian language
Иыеiye-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iye
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