Iyeu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iyeu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyeu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Iyeu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iyeu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Iyeu is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyeu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Iyeu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Iyeu live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Iyeu is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 95 percent are found and Amuria District, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiyu75656/
Ieju75312/
Iyau75265/
Iyou75262/
Yeou75245/
Eyeu7589/
Ijeu7531/
Eiyu7528/
Ayeu7526/
Yeau7523/
Oiyu7516/
Oyeu753/
Yeuu752/
Oieu752/
Ieyu751/
Iieu751/
Aieu751/
Eieu751/
Ieui751/
Ayehu6722,432/
Yehou67894/
Yiyou67172/
Aiyus6766/
Aiyou6755/
Huiyu6747/
Haiyu6737/
Iyohu6729/
Gaiyu6728/
Iyouh6724/
Iyaou6719/
Hiyou6717/
Iyahu6716/
Aiyup6715/
Ayeou6713/
Aiyue6711/
Hayeu6710/
Giyau675/
Heiyu675/
Agieu674/
Hiieu674/
Auyeu673/
Ayeus673/
Gayeu672/
Giyou672/
Yehuh671/
Yeouh671/
Gaieu671/
Aiyud671/
Iehou671/
Hoyeu671/
Ejieu671/
Iyout671/
Oiyut671/
Aiyua671/
Uieau671/
Aiieu671/
Ayeue671/
Hiyau671/
Oyieu671/
Ijeuh671/
Uihyu671/
Oiyue671/
Yehuy671/
Uiyuh671/

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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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  • 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 Iyeu
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