Iyim Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Iyim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1611:483,36327,779
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iyim (98) may also be a first name.

Iyim Last Name Facts

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

Iyim (Hindi: इयीम, Oriya: ଇୟିମ) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Iyim live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 69 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Iyim is also the 956,749th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 98 people.

The surname Iyim is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 483,363. In Turkey Iyim is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent live, Elazig Province, where 17 percent live and Mersin Province, where 16 percent live. Beside Turkey it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giyim89103/
Yiyim8935/
Iyiom891/
Ihyiom801/
Iyin75216/
Yeim7528/
Ieim752/
Iiym751/
Iyjm751/
Iyym751/
Yiyin67202/
Jiyem67120/
Yeimd67113/
Yeime67109/
Yayim67103/
Iyinc6767/
Giyin6760/
Geyim6754/
Iyind6727/
Iying6724/
Iyion6714/
Iyina6713/
Yeyim6711/
Iyien679/
Yuyim678/
Eayim677/
Jaiyesim677/
Iyine675/
Yeimm675/
Yeaim674/
Jiyin674/
Iihem674/
Yoyim672/
Yeoim671/
Gieim671/
Yyimn671/

Iyim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyim in the Hindi language
इयीमiyima-
Iyim in the Oriya language
ଇୟିମiyima-

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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 Iyim
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