Evah Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Evah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Evah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2971:596,44028,618
Cameroon1341:154,99316,949
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Evah (17,610) may also be a first name.

Evah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Evah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﻩ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Evah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 570,540th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Evah live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Evah is also the 41,471st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 17,610 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 596,440. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 54 percent reside, Edo, where 15 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside and Botswana, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyvah896/
Hevah891/
Aevah891/
Evahe891/
Evaha891/
Evach890/
Eva86143,186/
Evhach802/
Hevash801/
Gehvah801/
Ewah753,748/
Ieva753,739/
Geva753,373/
Avah751,755/
Evas75927/
Ovah75917/
Eiva75833/
Evoh75664/
Efah75664/
Heva75591/
Aeva75479/
Evoa75404/
Eeva75289/
Evea75179/
Ivah75158/
Evaa7565/
Eava7547/
Evai7536/
Oeva7534/
Evad7533/
Evaj7532/
Evat7527/
Evaz7521/
Evap7519/
Euva7516/
Esva7514/
Eyva7513/
Evha7511/
Evay756/
Etva755/
Yvah752/
Jvah751/
Evfa751/
Ejva751/
Heivaha731/
Effah6724,073/
Eyvaz673,969/
Jeeva672,594/
Evatt671,754/
Haeva671,034/
Ivaha67385/
Havah67256/
Eivaz67221/
Eavaz67158/
Ivach67156/
Eivay67129/
Heuva6792/
Hoeva6787/
Ivadh6781/
Yvash6776/
Ivash6772/
Evatz6759/
Hevat6750/
Evaux6749/
Heeva6747/
Ewach6746/
Ahvah6731/
Avaha6725/
Efaha6723/
Gevay6717/
Esvap6717/
Etvat6716/
Esvai6715/
Avahu6713/
Ovaha6713/
Eybah6712/
Eivas6712/
Aivah6711/
Eyuah6711/
Jivah6710/
Evast679/
Hevai679/
D'Eva678/
Hevad678/
Ivajh677/
Ephah677/
Hevas677/
Heava676/
Övaht676/
Hovah675/
Heiva675/
Iweah675/
Gevaj675/
Evass675/
Ivahu675/
Aefah674/
Ebaih674/
Evais674/
Aeuah674/
Jieva674/
Hewah673/
Eavea673/
Hevea673/
Gevai673/
Eavai673/
E'Bah672/
Evaay672/
Evoch672/
Ehvai672/
Eshva672/
Jweah672/
Eabah672/
Eva'a672/
Evaas672/
Evouh672/
Ovaah672/
Eavas671/
Ovhah671/
Eavay671/
Eabha671/
Eevaj671/
Eevat671/
Esvay671/
Evads671/
Evait671/
Eveau671/
Eschvach671/
Đevat671/
Yhvah671/
Hevay671/
Avajh671/
Edfah671/
Evadt671/
Hieva671/
Hevaz671/
Hevoh671/
Gevea671/
Ejuah671/
Eisva671/
Eyvas671/
Eva's671/
Evaai671/
Evayt671/
Ewaih671/
Aevai671/
Eba'h671/
Efahj671/
Efhah671/
Ewhah671/
Efaah671/
Eweah671/
Evohe671/
Evaiz671/
Evasj671/
Eveas671/
Ebayh670/

Evah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Evah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺎﻩafah50
ﺃﻓﺎﻩafah37.5
ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻩalfah12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Evah
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