Epiah Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Epiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268

Epiah (12) may also be a first name.

Epiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Epiah is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Epiah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Epiah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Epiah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Epiah is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.

The last name Epiah is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 88 percent reside, Rivers, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Epiah exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eppiah9115/
Epia89931/
Apiah801,740/
Espia801,260/
Opiah801,005/
Epiat80195/
Epiha8074/
Epias8045/
Ephia8040/
Hepia8024/
Eppia8015/
Epija802/
Epiay802/
Ypiah801/
Ipiah801/
Eupia801/
Appiah73249,775/
Hapiah73321/
Hopiah73115/
Espias7391/
Espija7338/
Aphiah7315/
Abpiah7311/
Epaiya735/
Epijoh734/
Opijah734/
Ephias733/
Gepiay733/
Hepias732/
Oppiah732/
Gepyah731/
Eyphia731/
Espiho731/
Heupia731/
Espiad731/
Apiaha731/
Opia676,331/
Ipia674,850/
Apia674,525/
Epea67341/
Ypia67121/
Epio6741/
Appiaah678/
Epya676/
Apppiah672/
Haapiah672/
Aippiah671/
Epaiyaa671/
Happiah671/
Ihpiash671/
Jpia671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Epiah
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