Iyu Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1971:671,31652,436
Japan1561:819,51518,309
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India111:69,733,217610,955
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

Iyu (Marathi: ईयु, Oriya: ଇୟୁ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 592,650th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. The surname Iyu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Iyu are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 169,657th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 1,987 people.

Iyu is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 671,316. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 66 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 12 percent are found and Central Kalimantan, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyus86993/
Iyua86668/
Iyou86262/
Iyue86145/
Iyut86110/
Hiyu8681/
Giyu8665/
Jiyu8659/
Iyup8629/
Iyud8616/
Yiyu8612/
Iyuh8611/
Iyux8610/
Iuyu862/
Ieyu861/
Ihyu861/
Iyuy861/
Iyuz861/
Iyhu861/
Yiyou75172/
Ihyua7563/
Iyohu7529/
Ihyue7527/
Iyust7525/
Iyouh7524/
Iyoju7520/
Jieyu7518/
Ioyue7517/
Jaiyu7516/
Jiyou7512/
Aiyeu7511/
Jiyue759/
Jiyus754/
Jiuyu754/
Yiyue753/
Iyuiy753/
Giyou752/
Iyush752/
Jiyut752/
Hiyuj751/
Iyoyu751/
Hiyut751/
Jiyuh751/
Yiyuh751/
Jiyua751/
Iuyhu751/
Ioyux751/
Juiyu751/
Yeu6711,031/
Ieu672,789/
Iyohou6757/
Yju6757/
Iiu6737/
Yyu6725/
Ioyoou674/
Aiyeju673/
Jaiyut672/
Jeiyua672/
Yiuyiu672/
Jiyaou671/
Iyuaya671/
Ihaiyu671/
Ejioyu671/
Ehioyu671/
Jaiyud671/

Iyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyu in the Oriya language
ଇୟୁiyu-
Iyu in the Marathi language
ईयुiyu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iyu
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