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

The last name Eyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺎﻩ) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 192,952^nd most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,341,378 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Eyah reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 333,003^rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 626 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,249 people, or 1 in 141,828. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 26 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent reside and Benue, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Eyah exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside and Mauritania, where 8 percent reside.

Eyah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Eyah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eyah last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.