Duyah Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Duyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Duyah (280) may also be a first name.

Duyah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Duyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻩ) is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duyah? popularity and diffusion

Duyah is the 1,736,881st most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Duyah are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 530,161st most frequently used first name globally, held by 280 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria Duyah is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 79 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent are found and Plateau, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Liberia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duyadh912/
Duya895,533/
Hdauyah831/
Diyah804,574/
Dayah801,776/
Dhuya80804/
Dauya80610/
Douya80430/
Deyah80371/
Doyah80243/
Duyoh80100/
Duyeh8075/
Duych8011/
Dduya808/
Dujah807/
Duyad806/
Duyas803/
Duyat803/
Duhya802/
Duyau802/
Duyha801/
Duiah801/
Duyaz801/
Duyih801/
Duy75167,236/
Dyjach73787/
Dehyah7347/
Hdayah7343/
Doyadh7317/
Diyahe7315/
Dihyah7312/
Dayach7312/
Dhauya738/
Daayah738/
Dhiyah737/
Dayahe737/
Duyich737/
Duyova736/
Dauyas734/
Deyahs734/
Dayash734/
Dahyah733/
Diyash733/
Duyhie733/
Deyahe732/
Dhouya731/
Deyath731/
Dauyad731/
Ddiyah731/
Deyash731/
Dhayah731/
Douyat731/
Dujadh731/
Duhyeh731/
Dioyah731/
Daya6726,700/
Dahy6715,298/
Diya6713,363/
Doya675,686/
Deya675,289/
Douh673,651/
Dauh672,024/
Dahu672,004/
Deah671,485/
Dyja67965/
Duja67797/
Duys67513/
Duyo67499/
Douy67439/
Dhuy67402/
Deuh67359/
Daih67343/
Duia67325/
Duyi67284/
Duye67277/
Dyia67219/
Duhy67177/
Duľa67165/
Duğa6757/
Dahj6746/
Dușa6740/
Deua6736/
Duih6726/
Duoa6720/
Douhaya6719/
Dauy6715/
Deyh6714/
Deuy6711/
Dayh6710/
Dyya679/
Duyt674/
Duhá673/
Déyh673/
Duoy672/
Dahyash672/
Duĺa672/
Duuy672/
Hduy671/
Dhayach671/
Dajh671/
Duiy671/
H'Dayah671/
Dóya671/
Hdayach671/
Dyoa671/
Déya671/
Dujh671/
Duyy671/
Duyd671/
Dhuhaya671/
Doyh670/
Dujy670/

Duyah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻩadyah-

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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 Duyah
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