Iyie Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Iyie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Iyie (37) may also be a first name.
Iyie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyie is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyie? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,220,661st most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Iyie is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyie are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 37 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Iyie is mostly found in: Rivers, where 76 percent are found, Abia, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent are found and The Congo, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Iyie
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