Iyya Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Iyya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 241 | 1:735,032 | 33,525 |
| Niger | 101 | 1:190,020 | 6,536 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| Mauritania | 48 | 1:85,310 | 5,518 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Iyya (427) may also be a first name.
Iyya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iyya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻳﺎ, Hindi: ईय्य, Russian: Ийя) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iyya is the 591,720th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Iyya reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 415,584th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 427 people.
The last name Iyya is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 735,032. In Nigeria it is most common in: Zamfara, where 76 percent live, Sokoto, where 14 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiyya | 89 | 106 | / |
| Iyoya | 89 | 91 | / |
| Iyyaz | 89 | 58 | / |
| Jiyya | 89 | 46 | / |
| Iyyah | 89 | 14 | / |
| Iyyas | 89 | 12 | / |
| Giyya | 89 | 11 | / |
| Isyya | 89 | 10 | / |
| Iyyad | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ihyya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aiyaya | 80 | 274 | / |
| Hiyyat | 80 | 94 | / |
| Hiyyah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oiyoya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yuya | 75 | 5,513 | / |
| Yoya | 75 | 4,339 | / |
| Yeya | 75 | 2,613 | / |
| Iyoy | 75 | 170 | / |
| Iiya | 75 | 138 | / |
| Iyyo | 75 | 98 | / |
| Iaya | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ieya | 75 | 22 | / |
| Iyye | 75 | 15 | / |
| Iyoa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Iyia | 75 | 7 | / |
| Iuya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iyja | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ioya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yyoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ioyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aisyyah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Gaiyaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Haiyaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isaya | 67 | 35,450 | / |
| Isiya | 67 | 24,476 | / |
| Yehya | 67 | 17,454 | / |
| Itaya | 67 | 17,113 | / |
| Iseya | 67 | 2,549 | / |
| Ijaya | 67 | 2,051 | / |
| Itoya | 67 | 1,859 | / |
| Iyayi | 67 | 1,526 | / |
| Ihiya | 67 | 1,260 | / |
| Iyoyo | 67 | 1,068 | / |
| Iteya | 67 | 729 | / |
| Yeyap | 67 | 441 | / |
| Esiya | 67 | 420 | / |
| Isoya | 67 | 308 | / |
| Ayyaj | 67 | 290 | / |
| Ehiya | 67 | 224 | / |
| Ijiya | 67 | 214 | / |
| Aiyaj | 67 | 189 | / |
| Ihaya | 67 | 189 | / |
| Yheya | 67 | 185 | / |
| Yhaya | 67 | 184 | / |
| Youya | 67 | 157 | / |
| Hyoya | 67 | 134 | / |
| Ihuya | 67 | 133 | / |
| Jieya | 67 | 114 | / |
| Ysaya | 67 | 111 | / |
| Itiya | 67 | 90 | / |
| Iyoja | 67 | 71 | / |
| Etiya | 67 | 66 | / |
| Iiyas | 67 | 65 | / |
| Jhiya | 67 | 63 | / |
| Yuyas | 67 | 60 | / |
| Eaiya | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ihoya | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gioya | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jiiya | 67 | 31 | / |
| Iyiat | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yooya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Giaya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yeyah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Iayaz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yoyah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ieiya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yoiya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ijeya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yoyoa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iyoah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yeaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aiyoy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jiaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yuhya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yuaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Isyia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iyoyi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eciya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yiyah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eeiya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yuyah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yhiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yohya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iyeyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iyjaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iayas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iayad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yoyya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eyyaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jioya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ituya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iihya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jiyja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ieyaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Itayy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aiyaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iayat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayyay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iayah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiyea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeyas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoyap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyuya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyuya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoyae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oiuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iuyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiyayat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyyaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iaayy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iciya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iheya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iiyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hioya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioyoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiyahya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iahya | 67 | 1 | / |
Iyya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺇﻳﺎ | aya | - |
| Iyya in the Hindi language | ||
| ईय्य | iyya | 50 |
| इय्या | iyya | 50 |
| Iyya in the Russian language | ||
| Ийя | ija | - |
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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 Iyya
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