Eya Surname

33,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gabon

Eya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,4011:27,6742,360
India3,9731:193,07011,665
Cameroon2,3611:8,7971,147
Gabon1,5661:1,206198
Philippines5701:177,61128,672
Benin1591:65,0047,952
Uganda1041:375,37824,063
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Mauritania911:44,9983,374
Ivory Coast841:274,65810,624
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Tunisia541:11,3081,865
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Japan301:4,261,47637,285
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Congo101:498,91011,250
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England61:9,286,343223,652
France51:13,284,544357,392
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Eya (11,877) may also be a first name.

Eya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻳﻪ, Hindi: ेया, Oriya: ଏୟା, Russian: Ея) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eya is the 33,632nd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 461,617 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Eya are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 54,595th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 11,877 people.

Eya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,401 people, or 1 in 27,674. In Nigeria Eya is most common in: Enugu, where 68 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Kano, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.

Eya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Eya are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Eya earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $41,313 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geya8616,872/
Eyad8612,049/
Eyas863,263/
Eyah862,181/
Heya862,093/
Eyaa86527/
Eyau86399/
Ehya86376/
Eyaz86365/
Eyap8685/
Eyat8652/
Ieya8622/
Eeya865/
Eyha863/
Ea804,674/
Ey802,374/
Ejaya755,253/
Eyaya751,839/
Heyat751,287/
Hehya75764/
Eya'a75609/
Eyadh75199/
Heyah7552/
Eyowa7539/
Heyau7535/
Eyaja7528/
Heyad7512/
Heyap759/
Eyass753/
Heeya753/
Heyaz752/
Heyha752/
Geaya751/
Heyas751/
D'Eya751/
Eyach751/
Eyash751/
Ehyat751/
Eeyae751/
Heyaa751/
Eyhaa751/
Oya67198,161/
Eyo6764,895/
Aya6750,440/
Gea6749,209/
Iya6729,901/
Yoa6717,443/
Hey6715,392/
Eye6713,588/
Eja677,407/
Eyi676,932/
Ead675,732/
Gey675,561/
Uya674,128/
Eha672,769/
Eyu671,629/
Yya671,178/
Eas67728/
Eap67586/
Hea67570/
Eyd67553/
Eyeowa67409/
Eia67338/
Eaz67164/
Eae67131/
Eyş67105/
Euy6796/
Eyt6774/
Eys6771/
Eey6755/
Eah6751/
Eat6749/
Eua6746/
Eea6726/
Iea6721/
E'A6712/
Eejaya6712/
Iey6711/
Heyhat679/
Eyß677/
Yja677/
Heeyat677/
Ejy676/
Eyé673/
Heeyaz673/
Eyj673/
Eyz673/
Eyh673/
Eyp672/
Eyy672/
Heyash671/
Heyowa671/
Ehyasz671/
Heeyad671/
Heiaya671/
Eyè671/
Heyatt670/

Eya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eya in the Oriya language
ଏୟାeya-
Eya in the Hindi language
ेयाeya50
एयाeya25
ेयeya12.5
एयeya12.5
Eya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻳﻪayh41.97
ﺍﻳﻪayh22.8
ﺃﻱay13.99
ﺍﻱay7.77
ﺃﻳﺔayt3.11
ﺁﻳﻪayh2.59
ﺍﻳﺎaya2.59
ﺁﻳﻰayy0.52
ﺍﻳﺪayd0.52
ﺇﻳﺎaya0.52
ﺩﻳﻪdyh0.52
ﺍﻳﺔayt0.52
ﺍﻳﻲayy0.52
ﺁﻱay0.52
ﺍﻳﻢaym0.52
ﺇﻳﻪayh0.52
ﻋﻴﻪyh0.52
Eya in the Russian language
Еяea-

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Footnotes

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