Iyela Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Iyela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 164 | 1:1,080,139 | 44,870 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Iyela (35) may also be a first name.
Iyela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyela (Bengali: ইয়েলা) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 864,701st most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Iyela reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyela is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 1,080,139. In Nigeria Iyela is primarily found in: Kogi, where 30 percent are found, Kaduna, where 27 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 39 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iyela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyela in the Bengali language | ||
| ইয়েলা | iyela | - |
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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 Iyela
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