Iyida Surname

147,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyida Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the king's maker'.

Iyida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0001:59,0484,427
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iyida (50) may also be a first name.

Iyida Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the king's maker'.

- Iyida CHINONYE JOHNBOSCO

Iyida Last Name Facts

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

Iyida (Marathi: इयीदा) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyida? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,394th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,425,947 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyida live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyida is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 50 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,000 people, or 1 in 59,048. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 80 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyidah91171/
Iyidaa913/
Iyioda913/
Iyidha911/
Iyidai911/
Iyidaja8333/
Iyide80108/
Yeida8047/
Iyidi8015/
Ieida803/
Iyiodi7362/
Iyiodo7344/
Jiyide7319/
Hieida7311/
Iyiede736/
Iyideh733/
Yayida732/
Yehida732/
Iayidi731/
Giiida731/
Eayida731/
Iyidoh731/
Iyidost6732/
Jaiyeda675/
Iyiodoh675/
Aiyeide672/
Jahyida671/
Ijiidaa671/
Hjiidaa671/

Iyida Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyida in the Marathi language
इयीदाiyida-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iyida
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