Iyor Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Iyor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 156 | 1:1,135,530 | 46,612 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
Iyor (106) may also be a first name.
Iyor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iyor occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyor? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,202,518th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. Iyor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Iyor are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyor is also the 915,176th most common first name in the world, borne by 106 people.
The surname Iyor is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Iyor is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 66 percent live, Rivers, where 14 percent live and Bauchi, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyore | 89 | 438 | / |
| Giyor | 89 | 5 | / |
| Aiyor | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ioyor | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hiyor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jiyor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oiyor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iyr | 86 | 16 | / |
| Iyorhe | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gaiyor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijyore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iyer | 75 | 49,820 | / |
| Ayor | 75 | 6,695 | / |
| Iyar | 75 | 868 | / |
| Oyor | 75 | 444 | / |
| Iior | 75 | 330 | / |
| Uyor | 75 | 305 | / |
| Ijor | 75 | 293 | / |
| Yoar | 75 | 100 | / |
| Eyor | 75 | 79 | / |
| Jior | 75 | 33 | / |
| Iyre | 75 | 22 | / |
| Yoer | 75 | 17 | / |
| Ioer | 75 | 7 | / |
| Aiyr | 75 | 6 | / |
| Eior | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ioir | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ieyr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jyor | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aior | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yoyr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oiyr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yoir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uior | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yojr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yjor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iuyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Giyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iayr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iyere | 67 | 7,556 | / |
| Iyare | 67 | 3,516 | / |
| Ayour | 67 | 1,963 | / |
| Heiyr | 67 | 1,681 | / |
| Aiyer | 67 | 1,165 | / |
| Hiyar | 67 | 430 | / |
| Ayore | 67 | 273 | / |
| Giyar | 67 | 267 | / |
| Ohior | 67 | 152 | / |
| Ihyar | 67 | 111 | / |
| Ayoor | 67 | 104 | / |
| Goyor | 67 | 77 | / |
| Oyore | 67 | 75 | / |
| Eyour | 67 | 68 | / |
| Giyer | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ojior | 67 | 57 | / |
| Gayor | 67 | 47 | / |
| Uyore | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hayor | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ahior | 67 | 32 | / |
| Eyore | 67 | 28 | / |
| Yojar | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gaior | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ujior | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yjord | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ehior | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uyoor | 67 | 11 | / |
| Iyard | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ijoor | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ayior | 67 | 9 | / |
| Haior | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hiyer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ihyer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ajior | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iyerr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yiyer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ejior | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yoyer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayyor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yoyor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haiyr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geyor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyort | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oihor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aiyre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ieyer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyoor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahyor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awyor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayorh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yojre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iyesr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iojor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihyre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hioar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iuytr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieyjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heior | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Iyor
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