Deyia Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Deyia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deyia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Deyia (32) may also be a first name.

Deyia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deyia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﻪ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deyia? popularity and diffusion

Deyia is the 2,944,094th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Deyia live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used given name in the world, held by 32 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,115,408. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 83 percent are found, Koboko District, where 6 percent are found and Adjumani District, where 3 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deiya801,170/
Degia80304/
Dayia8035/
Deyya8026/
Deija8020/
Deyao8010/
Dejia806/
Deuya806/
Deyja805/
Deyea805/
Doyia804/
Deiia801/
Deioa801/
Duyia801/
Dejya801/
Dia75292,098/
Dea7513,620/
Dya755,874/
Deyaha7366/
Deeyaa7365/
Deeyea7340/
Daheya7318/
Dieija737/
Deyeah737/
Dhayia736/
Deyiho736/
Deiaap734/
Deihya733/
Deyyaa733/
Deijad732/
Deiyap732/
Deiiad732/
Deieha732/
Deyaat731/
Dheija731/
Dheiya731/
Deijas731/
Deiyah731/
Dejiaa731/
Dehyea731/
Deegia731/
Deejia731/
Deyaho731/
Degiah731/
Dayiea731/
Dayija731/
Dehjia731/
Dayiah731/
Deyoat730/
Diaz674,355,864/
Dias671,846,964/
Diaa6723,308/
Diah6719,677/
Dyas673,280/
Djea672,536/
Dija672,260/
Dyah672,120/
Deah671,485/
Deha671,439/
Diha671,317/
Diat671,178/
Dyaa67897/
Deau67753/
Diap67606/
Dyaz67584/
Djia67583/
Hdia67562/
Diea67555/
Dhia67410/
Dhea67332/
Diae67297/
Duea67289/
Djei67284/
Diad67248/
Diaj67226/
Deao67168/
Diay67155/
Deea67143/
Dyha67138/
Deaa67128/
Daea67127/
Dyea6785/
Diňa6780/
Dhya6770/
Dyay6767/
Dyat6764/
Doea6745/
Djey6744/
Deua6736/
Deaj6732/
Djya6729/
Dehejia6727/
Dioa6723/
Deoy6718/
Deoi6715/
Hdya6713/
Gyia6712/
Hdea678/
Dyap677/
Dița677/
Doyijad675/
Dyad675/
Dgia674/
Deeyaah673/
Deoa672/
Dyaj672/
Diaï672/
Dgya672/
Ddea671/
Deyyahe671/
D'Ia671/
Deioach671/
Ddya671/
Ddia671/
Diaí671/
Tdea671/
Dișa671/
Dyoa671/
Daheyah671/

Deyia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deyia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻳﻪdyh-

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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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  • 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 Deyia
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