Iyem Surname
Approximately 2,045 people bear this surname
Iyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,740 | 1:44,725 | 4,523 |
| Indonesia | 172 | 1:768,891 | 58,769 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Iyem (3,962) may also be a first name.
Iyem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyem is found most in Turkey. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 203,470th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,563,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Iyem live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 111,094th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 3,962 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 1,740 people, or 1 in 44,725. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Denizli Province, where 33 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 17 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Iyem
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