Iyu Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Iyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 197 | 1:671,316 | 52,436 |
| Japan | 156 | 1:819,515 | 18,309 |
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Iyu (1,987) may also be a first name.
Iyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iyu (Marathi: ईयु, Oriya: ଇୟୁ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iyu is the 592,650th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Iyu reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 169,657th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 1,987 people.
The last name Iyu is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 671,316. In Indonesia Iyu is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 66 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 12 percent live and Central Kalimantan, where 6 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyus | 86 | 993 | / |
| Iyua | 86 | 668 | / |
| Iyou | 86 | 262 | / |
| Iyue | 86 | 145 | / |
| Iyut | 86 | 110 | / |
| Hiyu | 86 | 81 | / |
| Giyu | 86 | 65 | / |
| Jiyu | 86 | 59 | / |
| Iyup | 86 | 29 | / |
| Iyud | 86 | 16 | / |
| Yiyu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Iyuh | 86 | 11 | / |
| Iyux | 86 | 10 | / |
| Iuyu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ieyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ihyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iyuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iyuz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iyhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yiyou | 75 | 172 | / |
| Ihyua | 75 | 63 | / |
| Iyohu | 75 | 29 | / |
| Ihyue | 75 | 27 | / |
| Iyust | 75 | 25 | / |
| Iyouh | 75 | 24 | / |
| Iyoju | 75 | 20 | / |
| Jieyu | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ioyue | 75 | 17 | / |
| Jaiyu | 75 | 16 | / |
| Jiyou | 75 | 12 | / |
| Aiyeu | 75 | 11 | / |
| Jiyue | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jiyus | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jiuyu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yiyue | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iyuiy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Giyou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iyush | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jiyut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hiyuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iyoyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiyut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiyuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiyuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiyua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iuyhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ioyux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Juiyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeu | 67 | 11,031 | / |
| Ieu | 67 | 2,789 | / |
| Iyohou | 67 | 57 | / |
| Yju | 67 | 57 | / |
| Iiu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Yyu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ioyoou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aiyeju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaiyut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeiyua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiuyiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiyaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihaiyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejioyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehioyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaiyud | 67 | 1 | / |
Iyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇୟୁ | iyu | - |
| Iyu in the Marathi language | ||
| ईयु | iyu | - |
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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 Iyu
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