Iyua Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6521:271,69115,466
United States161:22,653,683662,747

Iyua (339) may also be a first name.

Iyua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyua occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iyua.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 494,499th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,909,500 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Iyua reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyua is also the 474,488th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 339 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 271,691. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 84 percent reside, Taraba, where 7 percent reside and Bauchi, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Iyua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Iyua earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ihyua8963/
Iyuah892/
Iyuha891/
Iyuya891/
Jiyua891/
Iyu86526/
Iyuaaa804/
Jeiyua802/
Iyuaya801/
Iyouya801/
Iyuaah801/
Iyus75993/
Iyou75262/
Iyue75145/
Iyut75110/
Hiyu7581/
Giyu7565/
Jiyu7559/
Iyup7529/
Iyuo7518/
Iyud7516/
Yiyu7512/
Iyuh7511/
Iyux7510/
Iyha754/
Yyua752/
Iuyu752/
Ihyu751/
Iyuy751/
Iyuz751/
Iyhu751/
Ieyu751/
Iiua751/
Iyuahee731/
Yiyou67172/
Jieya67114/
Yeiya6795/
Iyohu6729/
Ihyue6727/
Iyust6725/
Iyouh6724/
Iyoju6720/
Jieyu6718/
Ioyue6717/
Jaiyu6716/
Ieiya6714/
Jiyaj6712/
Jiyou6712/
Aiyeu6711/
Iyhoa6711/
Jiyue679/
Yehua677/
Jiyha677/
Ihiua676/
Geiya676/
Yuyua674/
Jiyaa674/
Iyiya674/
Jiuyu674/
Iyhue674/
Jiyus674/
Yiyue673/
Iyuiy673/
Ioyha673/
Jiyay672/
Giyou672/
Iyioa672/
Jiyut672/
Yeoua672/
Iyush672/
Jiyea671/
Ieoua671/
Ehiua671/
Hiyuj671/
Juiyu671/
Yoyua671/
Iyoyu671/
Hiyha671/
Iiyia671/
Iyuji671/
Iiuad671/
Ioyux671/
Iuyhu671/
Yhyua671/
Iyuje671/
Iyhea671/
Giyuo671/
Yiyuh671/
Yuyha671/
Jiyuh671/
Hiyut671/

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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 Iyua
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