Iyokua Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyokua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyokua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Iyokua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyokua is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyokua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyokua live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Iyokua is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Iyokua is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyokwa83140/
Yyokua831/
Yekua73971/
Iekua736/
Aikua733/
Ojkua731/
Aykua731/
Ayiokwua716/
Ayikua6734/
Oyogua6730/
Iyakwa6719/
Jaikua6712/
Haikua6711/
Ajikua679/
Ayocua677/
Ajokua674/
Ayakua674/
Ayukua673/
Ayogua673/
Iyogba673/
Oyokwa671/
Ojekua671/
Ojakua671/
Yiykwa671/
Ejikua671/
Ojokua671/
Eyokwa671/
Iyogwa671/

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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 Iyokua
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