Iyii Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Iyii Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyii Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Iyii Last Name Facts

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

Iyii is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyii? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Iyii are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Iyii is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 75 percent live and Ebonyi, where 25 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyi861,895/
Ayii752,347/
Oyii75231/
Yiji7570/
Giyi7542/
Ijii7531/
Eyii7523/
Uyii753/
Ioii753/
Iyiy752/
Yiia752/
Iyyi752/
Yoii751/
Uiyi751/
Ieyi751/
Hijii67806/
Yihia67309/
Haiyi67206/
Yijie6770/
Huiyi6749/
Yijih675/
Yihie673/
Yijij673/
Hioyi672/
Yijit671/
Yojii671/
Yohii671/
Hieyi671/
Oyhii671/
Gayii671/
Iehii671/
Hayii671/
Heiyi671/

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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 Iyii
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