Iyeye Surname
Approximately 1,188 people bear this surname
Iyeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 824 | 1:214,979 | 12,767 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Iyeye (31) may also be a first name.
Iyeye Demographics
Iyeye Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Iyeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iyeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﻲ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Iyeye.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyeye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 315,757th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,134,298 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyeye live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 214,979. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 33 percent are found, Anambra, where 30 percent are found and Edo, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Iyeye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iyeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻳﻲ | ayy | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻳﻴﻪ | ayyh | 16.67 |
| ﺇﻳﻲ | ayy | 16.67 |
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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 Iyeye
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