Iyila Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Iyila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 surname Iyila occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyila? popularity and diffusion
Iyila is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 held first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname Iyila is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 65 percent are found, Ogun, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyiola | 91 | 18,967 | / |
| Jiyila | 91 | 6 | / |
| Iyiloa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Iyoila | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyilia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyilah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Giyila | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iayila | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyiela | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyoilay | 83 | 14 | / |
| Iyoiola | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ioyiola | 83 | 4 | / |
| Iyiolai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yiyiola | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyhiola | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyile | 80 | 151 | / |
| Iyili | 80 | 67 | / |
| Yeila | 80 | 21 | / |
| Yyila | 80 | 3 | / |
| Iyilo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yayila | 73 | 466 | / |
| Iyiler | 73 | 80 | / |
| Yoyila | 73 | 50 | / |
| Iyileh | 73 | 50 | / |
| Yeyila | 73 | 41 | / |
| Iyiele | 73 | 27 | / |
| Iyoela | 73 | 17 | / |
| Iyieli | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yyiola | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyiole | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jiyela | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hiyile | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iejila | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyiolo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yejjila | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yajjila | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yehilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayiola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eayilat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyeillai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yijjila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeailla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gijjila | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iyila
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