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 found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iyya is the 591,720th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Iyya live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyya is also the 415,584th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 427 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 735,032. In Nigeria Iyya is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 76 percent are found, Sokoto, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.
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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