Iyira Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Iyira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Iyira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyira occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Iyira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyira are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Iyira is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Iyira is most numerous in: Yumbe District, where 93 percent live and Tororo District, where 7 percent live. Besides Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live.
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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 Iyira
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