Iyoka Surname
Approximately 2,644 people bear this surname
Iyoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,538 | 1:29,109 | 3,647 |
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Iyoka (58) may also be a first name.
Iyoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyoka has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyoka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 164,117th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,756,258 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyoka reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 58 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,538 people, or 1 in 29,109. Excluding The DR Congo Iyoka is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 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 Iyoka
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