Epiah Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Epiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Epiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Epiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Epiah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Epiah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Epiah is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename worldwide, held by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 88 percent reside, Rivers, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eppiah | 91 | 15 | / |
| Epia | 89 | 931 | / |
| Apiah | 80 | 1,740 | / |
| Espia | 80 | 1,260 | / |
| Opiah | 80 | 1,005 | / |
| Epiat | 80 | 195 | / |
| Epiha | 80 | 74 | / |
| Epias | 80 | 45 | / |
| Ephia | 80 | 40 | / |
| Hepia | 80 | 24 | / |
| Eppia | 80 | 15 | / |
| Epija | 80 | 2 | / |
| Epiay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ypiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ipiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eupia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Appiah | 73 | 249,775 | / |
| Hapiah | 73 | 321 | / |
| Hopiah | 73 | 115 | / |
| Espias | 73 | 91 | / |
| Espija | 73 | 38 | / |
| Aphiah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Abpiah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Epaiya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Epijoh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Opijah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ephias | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gepiay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hepias | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oppiah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gepyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyphia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Espiho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heupia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Espiad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apiaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opia | 67 | 6,331 | / |
| Ipia | 67 | 4,850 | / |
| Apia | 67 | 4,525 | / |
| Epea | 67 | 341 | / |
| Ypia | 67 | 121 | / |
| Epio | 67 | 41 | / |
| Appiaah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Epya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Apppiah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haapiah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aippiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epaiyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Happiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihpiash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jpia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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