Iyeh Surname
Approximately 2,549 people bear this surname
Iyeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,390 | 1:127,441 | 8,328 |
| Djibouti | 949 | 1:964 | 110 |
| Cameroon | 135 | 1:153,845 | 16,852 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Iyeh (758) may also be a first name.
Iyeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iyeh is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyeh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 169,344th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,858,982 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Iyeh live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyeh is also the 298,355th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 758 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,390 people, or 1 in 127,441. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 49 percent are found, Rivers, where 11 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Djibouti, where 37 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyesh | 89 | 310 | / |
| Hiyeh | 89 | 21 | / |
| Iye | 86 | 3,024 | / |
| Ayeh | 75 | 17,262 | / |
| Ijeh | 75 | 9,393 | / |
| Iyah | 75 | 4,926 | / |
| Uyeh | 75 | 1,532 | / |
| Eyeh | 75 | 836 | / |
| Oyeh | 75 | 637 | / |
| Yiye | 75 | 506 | / |
| Giye | 75 | 352 | / |
| Iyoh | 75 | 285 | / |
| Iyed | 75 | 83 | / |
| Iyee | 75 | 76 | / |
| Iyae | 75 | 58 | / |
| Hiye | 75 | 52 | / |
| Iyet | 75 | 49 | / |
| Iyes | 75 | 44 | / |
| Iyep | 75 | 35 | / |
| Iyoe | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ieye | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ihye | 75 | 12 | / |
| Eieh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Aieh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ioye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iyez | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iieh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yehï | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yyeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yjeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ye | 67 | 7,320,967 | / |
| Ayesh | 67 | 29,701 | / |
| Ie | 67 | 9,716 | / |
| Ojieh | 67 | 2,302 | / |
| Ayedh | 67 | 1,786 | / |
| Ajieh | 67 | 1,630 | / |
| Hayeh | 67 | 1,166 | / |
| Ejieh | 67 | 476 | / |
| Aiech | 67 | 398 | / |
| Aiesh | 67 | 315 | / |
| Ijieh | 67 | 253 | / |
| Ayieh | 67 | 222 | / |
| Aiysh | 67 | 208 | / |
| Ayech | 67 | 174 | / |
| Hiyah | 67 | 103 | / |
| Hoyeh | 67 | 79 | / |
| Geieh | 67 | 61 | / |
| Eyesh | 67 | 60 | / |
| Yiyee | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yihye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eyieh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Iyash | 67 | 19 | / |
| Oyieh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Uyehe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aiych | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iyadh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ujieh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hieye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Auyeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Heyeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyech | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eyeph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heieh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egieh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uyieh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uyesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiyed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hijeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyehe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyehh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiedh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiydh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yieah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iggeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyodh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oieth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aieph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iehii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Uiehe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Iyeh
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