Eijah Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Eijah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Eijah (44) may also be a first name.
Eijah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eijah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eijah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺠﺎﻩ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eijah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Eijah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eijah is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 44 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Eijah is most numerous in: Rivers, where 33 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 27 percent are found and Benue, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 41 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ejijah | 91 | 41 | / |
| Jeijah | 91 | 21 | / |
| Eijach | 91 | 4 | / |
| Eijjah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eeijah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eija | 89 | 8 | / |
| Eyiah | 80 | 3,496 | / |
| Eijaz | 80 | 463 | / |
| Aijah | 80 | 117 | / |
| Jijah | 80 | 87 | / |
| Heija | 80 | 87 | / |
| Ejeah | 80 | 61 | / |
| Ijaah | 80 | 47 | / |
| Ejiah | 80 | 36 | / |
| Ejija | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ejaah | 80 | 26 | / |
| Ijaha | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ijaho | 80 | 12 | / |
| Geija | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ejjah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Egiah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ejaho | 80 | 8 | / |
| Eijaj | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jeija | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ijash | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eijat | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ijeah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eyjah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eijas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eijha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eiyah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ejyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eijja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eiaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijhah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijaph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eijga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uijah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eijay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jah | 75 | 25,414 | / |
| Ija | 75 | 2,066 | / |
| Iah | 75 | 941 | / |
| Eah | 75 | 51 | / |
| Ajijah | 73 | 2,916 | / |
| Hijjah | 73 | 592 | / |
| Eiijaj | 73 | 529 | / |
| Ejhajh | 73 | 437 | / |
| Yeiyah | 73 | 219 | / |
| Haijah | 73 | 83 | / |
| Eaijaj | 73 | 12 | / |
| Heijas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hoijah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ehijia | 73 | 8 | / |
| Eiijad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eiijaz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jijath | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ejoahe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hijaha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ehijai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aijajh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eaijad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ejiaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hejaho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jihjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejhash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiijha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eijaaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejehah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyjaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyjahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eoijas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geijai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaijah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gejeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyijah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejieah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejohah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Juijah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejaaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejaeha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hejjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jijjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejeaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejijoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijahaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijaz | 67 | 224,376 | / |
| Jaha | 67 | 77,595 | / |
| Jash | 67 | 7,817 | / |
| Jach | 67 | 6,109 | / |
| Hija | 67 | 4,808 | / |
| Giah | 67 | 2,486 | / |
| Yeah | 67 | 2,146 | / |
| Ijai | 67 | 2,054 | / |
| Heah | 67 | 1,773 | / |
| Jija | 67 | 1,703 | / |
| Hajijah | 67 | 1,424 | / |
| Ijas | 67 | 1,127 | / |
| Ijha | 67 | 973 | / |
| Ijaa | 67 | 951 | / |
| Eijo | 67 | 853 | / |
| Jaih | 67 | 699 | / |
| Hiah | 67 | 664 | / |
| Ijau | 67 | 574 | / |
| Ejja | 67 | 559 | / |
| Aija | 67 | 543 | / |
| Iash | 67 | 531 | / |
| Jiah | 67 | 514 | / |
| Egia | 67 | 511 | / |
| Ejea | 67 | 474 | / |
| Jahu | 67 | 434 | / |
| Jaah | 67 | 415 | / |
| Eyia | 67 | 255 | / |
| Ijja | 67 | 228 | / |
| Jauh | 67 | 202 | / |
| Jeah | 67 | 202 | / |
| Eiya | 67 | 176 | / |
| Jhah | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ejia | 67 | 115 | / |
| Jahy | 67 | 99 | / |
| Ijat | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ijad | 67 | 95 | / |
| Jadh | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ejoa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Ijap | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ijia | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ijhaish | 67 | 59 | / |
| Iach | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ihah | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ijho | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ehah | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ijay | 67 | 35 | / |
| Jeih | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ejha | 67 | 30 | / |
| Oija | 67 | 28 | / |
| Eiao | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ejho | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ejao | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aijhajh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hojijah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ijao | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ijoa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Japh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Iija | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ijea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iaah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hahijah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ejeajha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eijhout | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jeeiaah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iaha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eaah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jahj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ieah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iayh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jahh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iahu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Euia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jeij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jayh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahaijah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ejga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijhahay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eiia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aijiahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iahs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eahh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oeah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eajhajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehajajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eayh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejéa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egioija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiejia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahyijah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ueah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaoh | 67 | 0 | / |
Eijah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eijah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻳﺠﺎﻩ | ayjah | 83.33 |
| ﺇﻳﺠﺎﻩ | ayjah | 16.67 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eijah
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