Iyobu Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iyobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5821:219,6649,461
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Iyobu (34) may also be a first name.

Iyobu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyobu is most common in Japan. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyobu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 471,234th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Iyobu reside; 82 percent reside in East Asia and 82 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 34 people.

The surname Iyobu is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 219,664. In Japan Iyobu is mostly concentrated in: Niigata Prefecture, where 37 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 27 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiyobu914/
Jiyobu911/
Iybu891/
Iyowu80277/
Eyobu80242/
Iyabu80190/
Oyobu80107/
Iyebu8057/
Ijobu8040/
Ayobu8030/
Yoabu808/
Jiobu805/
Aiobu801/
Iyovu801/
Uyobu801/
Ehiobu73290/
Iyowau73239/
Hiyabu7344/
Goiobu7330/
Ayoubu7321/
Ojiobu7313/
Iyabut7312/
Iyowou736/
Ajiobu735/
Goyobu734/
Iyawou731/
Yojobu731/
Yoabou731/
Ahiobu731/
Iyowuu731/
Yoybou731/
Iyebut731/
Hiybus730/
Aibu671,233/
Oubu67964/
Yebu67617/
Eibu67443/
Uibu67109/
Iebu6765/
Oibu6747/
Ojbu6742/
Aybu6716/
Ayoubou679/
Oybu678/
Iibu673/
Yybu672/
Ijeybou671/
Aiyebou671/
Aiyboud671/
Ayobouh671/
Oebu671/

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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 Iyobu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis