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 last name Iyeh is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iyeh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyeh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iyeh is the 169,344th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,858,982 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Iyeh are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 298,355th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 758 people.
The last name Iyeh is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,390 people, or 1 in 127,441. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 49 percent live, Rivers, where 11 percent live and Delta, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Djibouti, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iyeh
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