Where Does The Last Name Eyah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Eyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺎﻩ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 192,952^nd most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,341,378 people. Eyah is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Eyah are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 333,003^rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 626 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,249 people, or 1 in 141,828. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 26 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent are found and Benue, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and Mauritania, where 8 percent are found.

Eyah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Eyah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.