na Iya Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
na Iya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 207 | 1:855,762 | 37,544 |
| Niger | 159 | 1:120,705 | 4,714 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
na Iya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name na Iya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname na Iya is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of na Iya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name na Iya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 758,524th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of na Iya reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name na Iya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 43 percent are found, Jigawa, where 18 percent are found and Zamfara, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 42 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| na Hiya | 92 | 1 | / |
| na Giya | 92 | 1 | / |
| na Aya | 83 | 117 | / |
| Na-Iya | 83 | 24 | / |
| na Iyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| na Iye | 83 | 1 | / |
| na Ayah | 77 | 7 | / |
| na Gaya | 77 | 2 | / |
| na Ayad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Na-Iyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| na Aiad | 77 | 1 | / |
| na Haya | 77 | 1 | / |
| na Ai | 73 | 63 | / |
| na Ay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Na Ye | 73 | 1 | / |
| na Aa | 73 | 1 | / |
| na Ahaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| na Ayi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Na-Aya | 67 | 14 | / |
| na Aha | 67 | 9 | / |
| na Aye | 67 | 7 | / |
| na Awe | 67 | 5 | / |
| na Ahy | 67 | 4 | / |
| na Ayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| na Aje | 67 | 2 | / |
| na Aue | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Hay | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Gai | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Eui | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Ayé | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Aji | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Aja | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Aai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Na-Ija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Na-Eya | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Hui | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Ayu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 na Iya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis