Iyob Surname

201,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Iyob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Pakistan2251:793,97311,318
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Iyob (343) may also be a first name.

Iyob Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyob (Marathi: इयोब) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyob? popularity and diffusion

Iyob is the 201,262nd most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,517,155 people. The last name Iyob is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Iyob are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Iyob is also the 471,283rd most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 343 people.

It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Iyob Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Iyob are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Iyob earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiyob89156/
Eiyob899/
Giyob897/
Hiyob893/
Iyb863/
Haiyob801/
Eyob7572,779/
Ayob7514,365/
Iyov752,763/
Yoeb752,382/
Iyow751,245/
Yoab75263/
Yoyb7598/
Yoib7597/
Uyob7564/
Iyop7524/
Ijob7517/
Iyab7513/
Jiob7512/
Oyob757/
Aiob756/
Iyeb753/
Hiyb752/
Iayb752/
Iyhb752/
Jyob752/
Aiyb751/
Ihyb751/
Ioyb751/
Jiyb751/
Ioib751/
Yojb751/
Oiyb751/
Ayoub67219,931/
Ayoob6716,884/
Ayuob671,257/
Ayyob67359/
Heyob67307/
Eyoub67185/
Hayob6799/
Gayob6761/
Giyov6752/
Heiob6744/
Auyob6741/
Iyofe6727/
Hiiob6723/
Aioub6718/
Giyab6712/
Aiuob6710/
Hiyab6710/
Giyow677/
Eyoob677/
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Ayiob676/
Hiyop675/
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Iyope674/
Eyobt674/
Yojib673/
Goyob673/
Aiyow671/
Ayobh671/
Eyiob671/
Iojab671/
Ioyab671/
Yoiab671/
Yojeb671/
Aiyeb671/
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Aiyov671/
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Yoyab671/
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Hiyow671/
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Iyob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyob in the Marathi language
इयोबiyoba73.68
ईयोबiyoba26.32

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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
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  • 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 Iyob
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