Emaiya Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Emaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Emaiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emaiya is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emaiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Emaiya reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Emaiya is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Enga, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amaiya83101/
Emaiyo8338/
Imaiya8337/
Omaiya836/
Emayao836/
Emaaya831/
Emya80122/
Jemaiyo77512/
Hamaiya7717/
Hemagia774/
Omaiyah773/
Ismaiya772/
Emajija771/
Emmayya771/
Imaiyaz771/
Amaiyaa771/
Imaiyas771/
Hemayao771/
Aimaiya771/
Imaiyaj771/
Hemeiya771/
Gemya7345/
Hemya7329/
Emyay7314/
Emyas7310/
Jemya737/
Emjai734/
Yemya733/
Emiay733/
Emjay732/
Emaoi731/
Aemya731/
Emaea731/
Aimya731/
Emyae731/
Hammaiya7118/
Himaiyah713/
Ehmeiyad711/
Hajmaiya711/
Ismaiyat711/
Hemeiyad711/
Jeemayya711/
Emahoy672,576/
Omayao671,011/
Omoiya67201/
Amaiyo67171/
Amayao67146/
Amiyao6757/
Emiaha6752/
Imagia6735/
Amoiya6729/
Aemjai6719/
Omaiyo6713/
Amayoa678/
Amaija678/
Eimjai676/
Amuiya676/
Emaayo674/
Esmaua673/
Emajha673/
Emajja673/
Emaijo673/
Omuiya673/
Omaija672/
Ehmyad672/
Hemyat672/
Amaiia672/
Omayea672/
Amaaya672/
Haimya671/
Gemeaa671/
Jemeaa671/
Eamjai671/
Heemya671/
Hyemya671/
Imayia671/
Emijaa671/
Giemya671/
Ghemya671/
Imaija671/
Emehai671/
Omeiya671/
Emahea671/
Amiyaa671/
Amayia671/
Jemjai671/
Omayia671/

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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
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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 Emaiya
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