Dayah Surname

228,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Dayah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dayah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia5881:22,8781,280
Indonesia5821:227,23221,130
Nigeria1681:1,054,42144,098
Israel1411:60,6927,726
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
India321:23,970,793327,222
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England181:3,095,448105,421
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Dayah (3,766) may also be a first name.

Dayah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dayah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺎﻩ, Marathi: दयाह) occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dayah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dayah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 228,232nd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Dayah reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 114,704th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 3,766 people.

This last name is most widespread in Somalia, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 22,878. Besides Somalia Dayah occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Dayah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dayah last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dayah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.15% more than the national average, earning R 435,228 per year and in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hdayah9143/
Dayach9112/
Daayah918/
Dayahe917/
Dayash914/
Dahyah913/
Dhayah911/
Daya8926,700/
Dayh8910/
Dahyash832/
Dhayach831/
H'Dayah831/
Hdayach831/
Hdauyah831/
Dayat806,227/
Diyah804,574/
Dayap803,835/
Dayeh802,955/
Dayas802,913/
Dahya801,818/
Dayuh801,100/
Dhaya801,034/
Dauya80610/
Daysh80566/
Dayoh80486/
Deyah80371/
Doaya80277/
Daiah80264/
Doyah80243/
Dajah80201/
Duyah80111/
Dayaz80110/
Daych80109/
Dayad8079/
Dayau8072/
Dayaa8062/
Daaya8051/
Dayha8032/
Dayhe8026/
Dayaç8024/
Hdaya8021/
Dayih8017/
Dhayh8016/
Ddaya808/
Dayhi802/
Dayho801/
Daajh801/
Dayyh801/
Day75264,068/
Daa754,100/
Dayhop73335/
Dahaya73281/
Hdayat73141/
Dhayad73124/
Dayaux7382/
Dehyah7347/
Dayish7342/
Dhayat7330/
Dayaya7329/
Deyaya7327/
H'Daya7325/
Dayova7325/
Dajaya7318/
Doyadh7317/
Diyahe7315/
Dihyah7312/
Dhayas7311/
Dhayaa7311/
Dhauya738/
Daahiy738/
Dhiyah737/
Dejaya737/
Doyaya736/
Dayaud735/
Ddaiah735/
Dayich735/
Dajash735/
Dayass734/
Dayodh734/
Dauyas734/
Daahiu734/
Deyahs734/
Deeaya734/
Dhaiah733/
Dayesh733/
Deiaya733/
Dhaaya733/
Diyash733/
Deyahe732/
Tdayoh732/
Dayatt732/
Duyadh732/
Dayehe732/
Daahaa732/
Deyath731/
Dhayhi731/
Daahia731/
Dahiah731/
Dauyad731/
Daysch731/
Ddayas731/
Ddiyah731/
Dayieh731/
Dayaja731/
Dayaut731/
Dayech731/
Dayhit731/
Dayhod731/
Dayouh731/
Dahaih731/
Daahie731/
Deyash731/
Doğaya731/
Dioyah731/
Daiash731/
Daiaya731/
Daihah731/
Dhaydh731/
Dayo6727,388/
Dahy6715,298/
Daye6713,929/
Diya6713,363/
Dayi6712,680/
Doya675,686/
Duya675,533/
Deya675,289/
Daja673,699/
Daia673,151/
Days673,018/
Dauh672,024/
Dahu672,004/
Dayu671,560/
Deah671,485/
Daaj67961/
Daih67343/
Daay67295/
Daňa67228/
Daiy67194/
Dhay67170/
Daai67127/
Dağa6783/
Dhaa6763/
Dahj6746/
Dayß6737/
Dayt6729/
Dayz6727/
Dayd6723/
Douhaya6719/
Dayé6718/
Dayy6717/
Hday6717/
Dauy6715/
Da'a6715/
Deyh6714/
Dayhood679/
Dyya679/
Ddaa677/
Dayı676/
Daaa675/
Dahahiy674/
Dayhoss674/
Dayp674/
Dgay673/
Déyh673/
Daahije672/
Dajy672/
Dayï672/
Dayý672/
Hhdayat672/
Dahaith671/
Dajh671/
Dayhitt671/
Dayhuss671/
Daaheeh671/
Dóya671/
Dayã671/
Dayî671/
Dayj671/
Daggiah671/
D'Ay671/
Déya671/
Dhahaya671/
Dhoyaya671/
Dday671/
Thdayat671/
Dhuhaya671/
Dayhass670/
Doyh670/

Dayah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dayah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻳﺎﻩdyah-
Dayah in the Marathi language
दयाहdayaha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dayah
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