Eyei Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Eyei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eyei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1061:195,93520,315
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Eyei (10) may also be a first name.

Eyei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eyei is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Eyei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Eyei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Eyei reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Eyei is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Eyei is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 195,935. In Cameroon Eyei is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 81 percent live, Centre Region, where 15 percent live and Northwest Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heyei891/
Eyeih891/
Geyei891/
Eye8613,588/
Yei86969/
Eei8624/
Ehyaei8035/
Eyeije801/
Heye752,138/
Eyui75372/
Eyie75222/
Ayei75208/
Ejei7594/
Eyeu7589/
Iyei7574/
Eiye7569/
Yeai7544/
Eyae7544/
Eyai7527/
Ehei7520/
Oyei7520/
Eyoe7517/
Eyje7515/
Yeih7512/
Uyei7511/
Yoei7510/
Eyoi758/
Geei757/
Eyey756/
Eeai755/
Eyye754/
Euei752/
Yeei752/
Ueei752/
Euye752/
Yeoi752/
Eyhe751/
Eyji751/
Ejye751/
Eeoi751/
Ueyi751/
Eaei751/
Ieyi751/
Eyaheie735/
Heyehie731/
Ayeye671,628/
Oyeye67662/
Eyeye67412/
Aweye67324/
Oweye67232/
Ayiei67232/
Eyier67169/
Eyiip67168/
Eyije67134/
Eye'e67114/
Eyaye67105/
Uyeye6784/
Eyahi6751/
Ejehi6741/
D'eye6734/
Iyeit6734/
Ojeye6728/
Hehei6727/
Eyieh6721/
Ejiyi6721/
Hayei6720/
Eyiis6716/
Goyei6715/
Ehyai6714/
Gayei6714/
Eheai6713/
Ayehi6711/
Aheyi6711/
Ejeih6710/
Eeyie679/
Ayeei678/
Eyihe677/
Eyjje677/
Ejyed676/
Eiyet676/
Ieyea675/
Eyaje675/
Aheye675/
Eyahe675/
Aheei675/
Eyyee675/
Eyies674/
Eyiji674/
Eyiyo674/
Iyeio673/
Heiye673/
Auyei673/
Ayeie672/
Yehyi672/
Geyae672/
Eeyee672/
Heyji672/
Oheei671/
Heyai671/
Heyye671/
Eaeis671/
Eejji671/
Eyyer671/
Eyyih671/
Gejye671/
Geyai671/
Yehhi671/
Yeaih671/
Oyeis671/
Eyiet671/
Eyjed671/
Eheie671/
Goeei671/
Ieeih671/
Hieyi671/
Heyhe671/
Heyie671/
He'ei671/
Oyehi671/
Ye'ei671/
Geyio671/
Eyoui671/
Eyoye671/
Eyuie671/
Eyaai671/
Eye'a671/
Aweei671/
Ayeih671/
Ayeip671/
Ayeiz671/
Hoeyi671/
Eyaid671/
Ejeis671/
Eeyae671/
Ujeye671/
Yehiy671/
Ehyii671/
Heeyi671/
Geyoe670/
Heyey670/

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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 Eyei
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