Family name Iya (Iya 
, Ия 
, ايا 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Iya is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a common surname, Maldives, where it is quite a rare surname, and Nigeria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Nigeria, India, and Cameroon. Likewise, Iya is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Iya | Japan, Indonesia, Nigeria, India, Cameroon |
| Ия | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| ايا | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Morocco, Egypt, Iraq |
| 伊雅 | China |
| mohammed iya CM (b. 1950) |
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| manir dan iya Nigerian politician, NG |
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