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

Eyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺎﻩ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname Eyah is the 192,952^nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,341,378 people. The last name occurs mostly 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. Eyah is also the 333,003^rd most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 626 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,249 people, or 1 in 141,828. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 26 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent live and Benue, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Mauritania, where 8 percent live.

Eyah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Eyah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.