Iyil Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Iyil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iyil Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iyil (49) may also be a first name.

Iyil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyil (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻞ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyil? popularity and diffusion

Iyil is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Iyil occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyil live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most common forename at a global level It is held by 49 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 50 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania Iyil occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyiol89431/
Iyile89151/
Iyiel8949/
Jiyil891/
Iyicil8043/
Hiyile802/
Yeil75262/
Iiil752/
Yyil751/
Ieil751/
Yayil6778/
Yeile673/
Iyhyl671/
Jiyel671/
Yeill671/
Ieayl671/
Yehil671/
Ieyol671/
Ihiil671/
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Iyil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻞalyl-

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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 Iyil
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