Iyo Surname

79,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Iyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0431:86,7076,078
Niger1,1781:16,2921,086
Japan1,0721:119,2586,694
Philippines6761:149,76125,039
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Tanzania1951:271,49521,426
Indonesia1911:692,40453,816
Papua New Guinea1841:44,3145,438
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belize11:355,4743,977

Iyo (4,373) may also be a first name.

Iyo Last Name Facts

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

Iyo (Hindi: इयो, Marathi: इयो) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,449th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,186,897 people. The last name Iyo is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Iyo reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyo is also the 104,396th most common first name internationally It is held by 4,373 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,043 people, or 1 in 86,707. In Nigeria Iyo is most frequent in: Benue, where 42 percent are found, Rivers, where 41 percent are found and Cross River, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Iyo is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 19 percent are found and Japan, where 17 percent are found.

Iyo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iyo last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Iyo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 487.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 113,972 per year and in United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiyo861,264/
Eiyo861,009/
Hiyo86951/
Giyo86788/
Jiyo86297/
Ihyo86295/
Iyoh86285/
Iyoy86170/
Iyot86133/
Iyos86121/
Iyod8642/
Oiyo8633/
Iyop8624/
Iyoe8622/
Yiyo8613/
Iyoa868/
Uiyo864/
Ioyo863/
Ijyo861/
Goiyo7583/
Gaiyo7566/
Hiyos7520/
Aiyoy7510/
Hiyop755/
Hiyot754/
Iyott753/
Jihyo752/
Jiyoh751/
Eiyoh751/
Ioyoy751/
Iyodh751/
Ayo6794,329/
Eyo6764,895/
Iya6729,901/
Yoa6717,443/
Oyo676,926/
Yoe676,817/
Yoy673,656/
Uyo673,295/
Iye673,024/
Iyi671,895/
Ijo671,175/
Aio671,012/
Eio67560/
Jio67476/
Yoi67351/
Aiy67290/
Jyo67251/
Oio67127/
Ioe67120/
Ioi67102/
Iio6779/
Ioa6758/
Iay6755/
Iyd6755/
Yoj6751/
Yiy6727/
Ihy6726/
Iuy6722/
Ioy6719/
Uio6718/
Eiy6713/
Iyh6712/
Yjo6711/
Iey6711/
Yyo6711/
Iiy6710/
Oiy6710/
Uiy679/
Iyz678/
Iyy676/
Iyt674/
Iys674/
Ioj674/
Ijy673/
Iyp672/
Eghiyo672/
Iyeowa671/
Yoù671/
Iyaowa671/

Iyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyo in the Hindi language
इयोiyo-
Iyo in the Marathi language
इयोiyo-

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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 Iyo
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