Yizo Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yizo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yizo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Yizo (65) may also be a first name.

Yizo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yizo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yizo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Yizo live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yizo is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name globally, held by 65 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Yizo is primarily found in: Kogi, where 56 percent are found, Niger, where 38 percent are found and Edo, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Yizo is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yizuo897/
Yizoo892/
Yizou892/
Yizeo891/
Izo86523/
Yzo86426/
Yizhou8026/
Yizhuo805/
Izzo7536,255/
Gizo751,258/
Hizo75871/
Izco75749/
Izuo75588/
Jizo75440/
Izod75434/
Aizo75325/
Yozo75257/
Izso75156/
Izou75114/
Yiza75111/
Izot7569/
Itzo7552/
Ydzo7543/
Yzzo7542/
Izoh7541/
Yiso7527/
Eizo7527/
Izos7526/
Izio7524/
Yijo7518/
Hyzo7514/
Irzo758/
Izop754/
Izoo754/
Yzoh754/
Izoz753/
Idzo753/
Ayzo752/
Ysio752/
Izoy752/
Yzoi752/
Izjo751/
Yzio751/
Oyzo751/
Yxzo751/
Yzod751/
Yzoj751/
Yzos751/
Yzoz751/
Ytzo751/
Yszo751/
Yjzo751/
Yixo751/
Izho751/
Izxo751/
Izoj751/
Jyzo751/
Ijzo751/
Yitzouz731/
Iozzo671,883/
Gizzo67523/
Yozzo67235/
Hizoo67153/
Huizo67100/
Gaizo6797/
Heizo6787/
Izzou6775/
Izzio6750/
Yosio6749/
Eyzop6748/
Aizzo6740/
Iezzo6726/
Itzoy679/
Haizo678/
Gizou677/
Eizou676/
Idzio676/
Aizou676/
Yzoyt676/
Izopp674/
Gizio673/
Aizoh673/
Hizzo673/
Hizoh673/
Hoyzo673/
Yijou673/
Hitzo672/
Goizo672/
Ihzuo672/
Hiozo672/
Yocio672/
Jizou672/
Yisoh672/
Iztzo672/
Jizuo672/
Yisuo672/
Idzzo671/
Yisso671/
Iszuo671/
Jizoh671/
Yozoo671/
Izoud671/
Aizoo671/
Itzop671/
Itzos671/
Hizoa671/
Hizoi671/
Hizou671/
Yozou671/
Yizza671/
Ydzio671/
Yidjo671/
Gizgo671/
Ahyzo671/
Aizuo671/
Hizco671/
Ihzou671/
Hayzo671/
Jizos671/
Ayzou671/
Yizau671/
Yizha671/
Yzoyd671/
Ysiod671/
Ydzuo671/
Aizoa671/
Izzuo671/
Izois671/
Izott670/

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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 Yizo
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