Iyoku Surname
Approximately 508 people bear this surname
Iyoku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 212 | 1:184,148 | 15,212 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Nigeria | 131 | 1:1,352,235 | 53,045 |
| Japan | 25 | 1:5,113,772 | 39,513 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Iyoku (10) may also be a first name.
Iyoku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyoku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyoku has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyoku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 609,110th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Iyoku live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Iyoku is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 10 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 184,148. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Amuria District, where 34 percent are found, Serere District, where 25 percent are found and Soroti District, where 21 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 26 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiyoku | 91 | 35 | / |
| Iyku | 89 | 5 | / |
| Eyoku | 80 | 1,390 | / |
| Ayoku | 80 | 1,189 | / |
| Iyaku | 80 | 318 | / |
| Ijoku | 80 | 209 | / |
| Iyeku | 80 | 109 | / |
| Oyoku | 80 | 82 | / |
| Uyoku | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jioku | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aioku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiyku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeku | 73 | 334 | / |
| Ejioku | 73 | 134 | / |
| Ayokou | 73 | 123 | / |
| Ojioku | 73 | 62 | / |
| Jiokeu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ajioku | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oyioku | 73 | 13 | / |
| Uyooku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ayooku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ijjoku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyakeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiokou | 73 | 2 | / |
| A'Yoku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyokut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihioku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyokou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyakau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijuoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uyuoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyioku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayoeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiku | 67 | 732 | / |
| Yeku | 67 | 491 | / |
| Oiku | 67 | 333 | / |
| Ikeu | 67 | 257 | / |
| Uyku | 67 | 220 | / |
| Eiku | 67 | 220 | / |
| Ouku | 67 | 123 | / |
| Eyoukou | 67 | 99 | / |
| Iiku | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ayku | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ejiokuh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uiku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iycu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iyokhoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oeku | 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 Iyoku
- 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