Eyab Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Eyab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eyab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Eyab (68) may also be a first name.

Eyab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eyab (Hindi: ऐयब, Marathi: फ़ेयाब) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Eyab live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 68 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heyab89170/
Eyhab894/
Eeyab891/
Eyb86238/
Eab8614/
Ehab7573,575/
Eyob7572,779/
Ayab75792/
Eyub75521/
Yyab75402/
Yoab75263/
Oyab75106/
Eyap7585/
Eybs7546/
Eyaw7528/
Ejab7525/
Geyb7515/
Iyab7513/
Eabs756/
Eyeb756/
Uyab756/
Heab754/
Geab754/
Eahb754/
Easb752/
Euab752/
Eabd752/
Eyhb752/
Eyib752/
Eatb751/
Euyb751/
Eyyb751/
Eybd751/
Eiab751/
Eeyb751/
Eabp751/
Eyüb751/
Eyaf751/
Ieab750/
Hejab67680/
Hayab67309/
Heyob67307/
Eihab67190/
Eyoub67185/
Ayaub67179/
Gayab67121/
Eyafe6773/
Eyowa6739/
Auyab6732/
Giyab6712/
Eyape6710/
Hiyab6710/
Heyap679/
Eiyob679/
Geyob677/
Hyjab677/
Eyoob677/
Ehjab676/
Ehabb675/
Eyaws674/
Eyobt674/
Ayabh673/
Goyab672/
Gejab671/
Geiab671/
Ayhab671/
Eyiob671/
Heatb671/
Heyeb671/
Eiabd671/
Yoiab671/
Ahyab671/
Yoyab671/
Heiab671/
Eabss671/
Ejabs671/
Ioyab671/
Ejahb671/
Iejab671/
Ieyav671/
Uyabh671/

Eyab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eyab in the Hindi language
ऐयबaiyaba-
Eyab in the Marathi language
फ़ेयाबfeyaba-

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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 Eyab
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