Eyawa Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Eyawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eyawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Eyawa (22) may also be a first name.

Eyawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eyawa is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Eyawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Eyawa live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eyawa is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria Eyawa is most frequent in: Cross River, where 91 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Adamawa, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyawat912/
Eywa892/
Eawa891/
Iyawa801,419/
Ayawa801,028/
Eyaba80882/
Ehawa80243/
Oyawa80155/
Eyowa8039/
Eyava8029/
Eyewa8017/
Eyuwa8015/
Eawaz8012/
Heawa808/
Eyawo808/
Uyawa807/
Eyawi807/
Eyawe805/
Eyiwa803/
Ejawa802/
Yjawa801/
Heywa801/
Eaway801/
Eawoa801/
Easwa801/
Ayawah7337/
Geawah7318/
Hayawa7317/
Eyiowa7310/
Eyewas734/
Ayawga734/
Ayawai733/
Iyawai732/
Ayawoa732/
Eyiwai732/
Yoaway731/
Eyouwa731/
Ejawat731/
Goyawa731/
Heyowa731/
Heyawi731/
Ejauwa731/
Ayawua731/
Eyowat731/
Eeyava731/
Heyaba731/
Heaway731/
Ayaway731/
Eaways731/
Ajwa672,523/
Auwa671,340/
Aiwa671,321/
Aywa67735/
Awea67407/
Oywa67189/
Hiyaway6781/
Eiwa6760/
Eyba6752/
Eava6747/
Ayawaja6734/
Eawe6734/
Eywo6726/
Eawaydh6721/
Eyabhai6720/
Eyua6718/
Euwa6716/
Eyva6713/
Ejwa6713/
Eaba677/
Ihyawua676/
Ayawadh674/
Hehyawi674/
Eawo673/
Hayawat672/
Uywa672/
Aîwa672/
Ayawaya672/
Eawj672/
Geaweah671/
Gayaway671/
Eawy671/
Hgeyewa671/
Eyouwah671/
Eawi671/
Heywaid671/
Oyawais671/
Eywe671/
Hayawaz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Eyawa
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