Abu Aya Surname
Approximately 1,312 people bear this surname
Abu Aya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,159 | 1:79,323 | 7,119 |
| Palestine | 148 | 1:30,735 | 4,063 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Abu Aya (542) may also be a first name.
Abu Aya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Aya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Aya has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Aya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 291,587th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,554,532 people. The last name Abu Aya is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Abu Aya are found; 88 percent are found in North Africa and 88 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Abu Aya is also the 361,930th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 542 people.
It is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 1,159 people, or 1 in 79,323. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Ayah | 93 | 305 | / |
| Abu Ayad | 93 | 276 | / |
| Abu Ayat | 93 | 275 | / |
| Abu Haya | 93 | 72 | / |
| Abou Aya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Abu Ayas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hayat | 88 | 1,271 | / |
| Abou Haya | 88 | 959 | / |
| Abu Ayash | 88 | 840 | / |
| Abou Ayad | 88 | 116 | / |
| Abu Hayah | 88 | 20 | / |
| Abu Hayad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Iyad | 80 | 2,997 | / |
| Abu Ayeh | 80 | 1,099 | / |
| Abu Ayed | 80 | 774 | / |
| Abu Eyad | 80 | 214 | / |
| Abu Hayy | 80 | 39 | / |
| Abu Haja | 80 | 13 | / |
| Abu Gayu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Abu Hiya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Abu Hayd | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abu Haye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Abu Hayo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abu Auja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abu Haha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Gaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Ha | 77 | 216 | / |
| Abou A | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abu Ja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abu Yi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hayes | 75 | 305 | / |
| Abu Ayesh | 75 | 156 | / |
| Abu Yihya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Abu Aiach | 75 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Ayash | 75 | 4 | / |
| Abou Aiad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou Ayed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hijaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Haysh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hajat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou Ihya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou Hayy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Ayad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou Ayesh | 71 | 433 | / |
| Abu Haj | 71 | 276 | / |
| Abu Hayesh | 71 | 220 | / |
| Abu Hayish | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abou-Ayash | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abou Yd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abu Aus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Aid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Aje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Aish | 67 | 2,585 | / |
| Abu Haji | 67 | 367 | / |
| Abu Hajj | 67 | 155 | / |
| Abu Hija | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abu Ajiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Ajad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Ajih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Aith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Ouja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Eyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abou Hoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abou Ayouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu-A | 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
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- 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 Abu Aya
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