Alyah Surname
Approximately 3,942 people bear this surname
Alyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,005 | 1:13,180 | 1,538 |
| Syria | 1,201 | 1:16,071 | 1,254 |
| Indonesia | 284 | 1:465,666 | 38,509 |
| Tunisia | 151 | 1:4,044 | 621 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Israel | 107 | 1:79,978 | 9,667 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Alyah (73,803) may also be a first name.
Alyah Demographics
Alyah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Alyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alyah occurs most in Yemen. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 116,888th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,848,693 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Alyah reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 52 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 13,261st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 73,803 people.
This surname is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,005 people, or 1 in 13,180. In Yemen Alyah is most frequent in: Ibb Governorate, where 35 percent reside, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 19 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Not including Yemen Alyah occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Alyah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Alyah last name is primarily Maronite (92%) in Lebanon.
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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 Alyah
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