Where Does The Last Name Iyyar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Iyyar (Hindi: इय्यार, Marathi: यर) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Iyyar.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyyar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,871,545^th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. Iyyar occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Iyyar are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335^th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 9,024,299. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 62 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent are found and Kerala, where 9 percent are found. Barring India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 6 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.