Iyyah Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Iyyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Iyyah (11) may also be a first name.

Iyyah Last Name Facts

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

Iyyah has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyyah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Iyyah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Iyyah reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Iyyah is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Banten, where 50 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiyyah912/
Iyya89527/
Aisyyah8323/
Yayah805,693/
Hiyya80106/
Iyoya8091/
Iyyaz8058/
Jiyya8046/
Yeyah8022/
Yoyah8019/
Iyoah8012/
Iyyas8012/
Giyya8011/
Isyya8010/
Yiyah807/
Yuyah807/
Iyyad805/
Iayah802/
Iyyeh801/
Ihyya801/
Aiyaya73274/
Hiyyat7394/
Aiyajh7337/
Youyah7332/
Ijayah7314/
Yayahp7312/
Yaayah7312/
Ituyah735/
Yheyah734/
Yehyah734/
Yhayah734/
Iyohah733/
Jsiyah732/
Iiyash732/
Eaiyah731/
Ysayah731/
Jiiyah731/
Ijeyah731/
Oiyoya731/
Yuhyah731/
Yahu678,097/
Yuya675,513/
Yoya674,339/
Yeya672,613/
Yeah672,146/
Yshayah67459/
Yahy67456/
Iyoy67170/
Iiya67138/
Yayh67123/
Iyyo6798/
Yauh6734/
Iaya6726/
Ieya6722/
Iyye6715/
Iyoa678/
Iyia677/
Iuya676/
Aysiyah676/
Ioya675/
Gaiyaya675/
Iyja675/
Iahu674/
Iayh674/
Yhayaha672/
Yajh672/
Yyeh671/
Yahj671/
Yyoa671/
Ioyy671/
Aysayah671/
Iuyh671/
Ayyaiah671/
Haiyaya671/
Ajhiyah671/

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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 Iyyah
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