Iyeka Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Iyeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Iyeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyeka is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyeka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyeka live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Iyeka is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Outside of The DR Congo Iyeka exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
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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
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