Iyera Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Iyera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Iyera (30) may also be a first name.
Iyera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyera (Hindi: इयेर) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,067,497th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Iyera live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Iyera is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 30 people.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 332,966. In Tanzania Iyera is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 94 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iyera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyera in the Hindi language | ||
| इयेर | iyera | - |
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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 Iyera
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