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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyawa? popularity and diffusion

Eyawa is the 1,235,409th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Eyawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Eyawa are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eyawa is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 22 people.

The surname Eyawa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria Eyawa is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 91 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Adamawa, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

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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