Iyila Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iyila (19) may also be a first name.

Iyila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyila occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyila? popularity and diffusion

Iyila is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Iyila is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Iyila live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyila is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 19 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 65 percent live, Ogun, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyiola9118,967/
Jiyila916/
Iyiloa913/
Iyoila911/
Iyilia911/
Iyilah911/
Giyila911/
Iayila911/
Iyiela911/
Iyoilay8314/
Iyoiola834/
Ioyiola834/
Iyiolai831/
Yiyiola831/
Iyhiola831/
Iyile80151/
Iyili8067/
Yeila8021/
Yyila803/
Iyilo801/
Yayila73466/
Iyiler7380/
Yoyila7350/
Iyileh7350/
Yeyila7341/
Iyiele7327/
Iyoela7317/
Iyieli734/
Yyiola733/
Iyiole733/
Jiyela732/
Hiyile732/
Iejila731/
Iyiolo731/
Yejjila678/
Yajjila677/
Yehilla671/
Yayiola671/
Eayilat671/
Gaiyeillai671/
Yijjila671/
Yeailla671/
Gijjila671/

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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 Iyila
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