Iyier Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Iyier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2681:290,37819,202
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Iyier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyier is found most frequently in Turkey. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iyier.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iyier is the 942,947th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Iyier reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 290,378. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 38 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 28 percent are found and Tokat Province, where 16 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyiere915/
Yiyier911/
Iyer8949,820/
Iyir8910/
Iyire80734/
Iyyer80274/
Giyer8066/
Yeier8021/
Ihier809/
Ihyer808/
Iyerr807/
Yiyer806/
Ioyer801/
Iayir801/
Iayer801/
Ijier801/
Yuier801/
Yieur801/
Iyior801/
Hyier800/
Geiyer7357/
Giaier7354/
Itoyer733/
Yayier732/
Isayer732/
Ayieer731/
Iihere731/
Aaiyer731/
Gieier731/
Iiyyer731/
Ihjier731/
Isiyer731/
Iegier731/
Hiijer731/
Iyiore731/
Year67143/
Äyer67124/
Iteyere6791/
Ihayere6748/
Ieer6739/
Jier6721/
Yeer6715/
Jyer6712/
Ieyr672/
Giegier672/
Iyyr672/
Yeyr672/
Jaiyere671/
Üyer671/
Iear671/
Eitayer671/
Etihier671/
Jetiyer671/
Isayere671/
Hiyiard671/
Isiyere671/
Iiir671/
Yyer671/
Ihyuior671/
Ijiyere671/
Ihejier671/
Yeiyere671/
Ieir671/
Ichiyer671/
Yejr671/
Iuyr671/
Iayr671/

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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 Iyier
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis