Iyongu Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Iyongu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 162 | 1:1,093,474 | 45,309 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Iyongu (12) may also be a first name.
Iyongu Demographics
Iyongu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Iyongu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyongu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyongu is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyongu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,222,957th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyongu are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 12 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 96 percent live, Kogi, where 2 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Iyongu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Iyongu last name is principally Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
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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 Iyongu
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