Iyisa Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Iyisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Iyisa (50) may also be a first name.
Iyisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyisa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Iyisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyisa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyisa reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyisa is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 50 people.
Iyisa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 23 percent reside, Ekiti, where 19 percent reside and Ondo, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiyisa | 91 | 23 | / |
| Iyisau | 91 | 14 | / |
| Iyisha | 91 | 6 | / |
| Iyiosa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Giyisa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hiyisa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyisat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Giyisah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hiyissa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyishat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyise | 80 | 31 | / |
| Iyisi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Iyiso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ieisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iyisoy | 73 | 355 | / |
| Yayisa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Yehisa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ieisha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Giyiso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eayisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeyisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiiisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iiisat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iijessa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeghisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jioiosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyissou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihiissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eayisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyhoisy | 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 Iyisa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis