Amiaya Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amiaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amiaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amiaya (10) may also be a first name.

Amiaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amiaya (Bengali: অমিয়) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amiaya? popularity and diffusion

Amiaya is the 2,661,929th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Amiaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Amiaya reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 74 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 14 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amijaya921,633/
Amiayah921/
Amitaya921/
Amiaa913/
Amiay912/
Hamijaya86146/
Atmijaya8627/
Asmijaya862/
Amihay8351/
Amioya8328/
Amiaye839/
Amjaya838/
Emiaya836/
Omiaya831/
Gamiay831/
Amia'a831/
Amieya831/
Amijay831/
Amitaye77135/
Gamijay7736/
Amiseya7721/
Hamjaya7719/
Ameijay7710/
Amitayo774/
Omisaya774/
Amaiyaa771/
Amisiya771/
Ammiaha771/
Amjiyad771/
Amesiya771/
Hamjiya771/
Amiahia771/
Amiajat771/
Amyay73595/
Amiye73132/
Amyaj734/
Emiay733/
Amiey732/
Amyaa731/
Amioa731/
Amjay731/
Gamijayo7139/
Amethiya718/
Ameaseya714/
Omisauya713/
Hamieyah711/
Hamisuya711/
Amissaye711/
Amaytayu711/
Amiehaye711/
Amihai67451/
Amieye67185/
Amihoy67131/
Amieyi67117/
Amiaji6731/
Omiaye6713/
Emiayo6711/
Emiiya6710/
Hamyay672/
Omiayi672/
Amioye672/
Eamiye672/
Gamiye672/
Amiuye672/
Amieyo672/
Omiayo672/
Emiayu672/
Amihoa671/
Aimiye671/
Amiyie671/
Hamiea671/
Hamiyyath671/
Amyaei671/
Amiiyo671/
Amiiye671/
Omiiya671/
Amisea671/
Amiawe671/
Amehay671/
Emiaia671/
Gamioy671/
Hamaitaye671/
Amijai671/
Hamiey670/

Amiaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amiaya in the Bengali language
অমিয়amiya-

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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 Amiaya
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