Eyen Surname

184,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Eyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7431:238,41613,855
Kenya5201:88,8088,021
Uganda4881:79,9998,577
Cameroon2981:69,6958,757
Turkey841:926,44643,135
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
France111:6,038,429280,838
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Eyen (1,261) may also be a first name.

Eyen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eyen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻳﻦ, Russian: Эйен) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 184,125th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,161,625 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Eyen reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 222,279th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 1,261 people.

Eyen is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 743 people, or 1 in 238,416. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 56 percent reside, Delta, where 17 percent reside and Cross River, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 21 percent reside.

Eyen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Eyen surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Eyen surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Eyen earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.81% more than the national average, earning $58,601 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyene895,488/
Heyen894,154/
Eyeng89786/
Geyen89515/
Eysen89132/
Eyßen8937/
Eyten8914/
Eyien894/
Ieyen891/
Eeyen891/
Eyeen891/
Yen86180,210/
Een862,474/
Eyn86102/
Eyssen80770/
Heysen80242/
Heyenn808/
Eyhsen806/
Heyenk803/
Hoeyen803/
Eyenne802/
Eychen802/
Heyhen801/
Heyten801/
Ehyene801/
Ayen7513,981/
Uyen758,361/
Heyn757,678/
Oyen752,591/
Iyen751,723/
Øyen751,360/
Eyan751,047/
Eyng75982/
Geyn75947/
Eyin75865/
Eyon75460/
Ejen75336/
Eien75249/
Euen75233/
Eyem75227/
Yenn75118/
Üyen7564/
Eysn7539/
Ehyn7539/
Eyne7521/
Eynk7516/
Eyun7511/
Eenh758/
Eyün758/
Eehn756/
Eenn754/
Eean754/
Yyen753/
Eoen753/
Eymn752/
Ieyn752/
Eynn751/
Yenh751/
Oeyn751/
Eeyn751/
Eyjn751/
Eynq751/
Eytn751/
Euyn751/
Eyengue73518/
Eyschen7386/
Heyenck736/
Ehyseen732/
Heyssen731/
Gayen67196,830/
Huyen6757,744/
Eyang6717,112/
Eyong6717,046/
Eisen679,179/
Ayten678,730/
Heyne677,745/
Eggen676,588/
Ayene674,111/
Eychenne672,811/
Hayen672,729/
Ayeng672,018/
Goyen671,101/
Heien67936/
Oyeng67712/
Hoyen67540/
Yiyen67427/
Eiten67422/
Aysen67395/
Giyen67282/
Oyene67264/
Easen67212/
Eyink67205/
Heyng67176/
Iyene67173/
Høyen67166/
Eyoun67161/
Ooyen67146/
Heynk67133/
Eynck67109/
Eyina67102/
Eyhan6784/
Heyan6780/
Eying6776/
Iyeng6771/
Eusen6766/
Euten6763/
Eaten6762/
Eyone6761/
Eyung6761/
Gejen6760/
Uyene6759/
Ahyen6757/
Aycen6756/
Geyan6749/
Eiene6740/
Eyane6739/
Eiynk6738/
Ehyna6732/
Ihyen6731/
Uysen6729/
Ayeen6728/
Hehyn6726/
Eyine6717/
Heehn6716/
Hiyen6715/
Aween6715/
Oejen6715/
Ayend6712/
Eyand6712/
Heyun6712/
Heyin6711/
Heynh6711/
Ajeen6711/
Ayien6711/
Oysen679/
Auyen679/
Eiyng679/
Heyon678/
Heyem677/
Geyna677/
Heean677/
Eihen676/
Uyeng676/
Eyoon676/
Heenn675/
Yoyen675/
Ejsen675/
Ayenn675/
Oeien675/
Eihyn675/
Aieen674/
Eycin674/
Eytin673/
Eiien673/
Yijen673/
Oween673/
Eejan672/
Eeyan672/
Eysin672/
Eeang672/
Ouyen672/
Ehyan671/
Eeane671/
Eeina671/
Eejin671/
Eynne671/
Eytem671/
Eytne671/
Geyon671/
Ieyon671/
Ayenh671/
Oyenn671/
Hyien671/
Uyten671/
Eyond671/
Eyonh671/
Oyten671/
Eyion671/
Eyanh671/
Oyemn671/
Yojen671/
Yjien671/
Ejemn671/
Eyhnq671/
Eysng671/
Eyune671/
Eyuon671/
Iyehn671/
Eueen670/
Uyeen670/
Eacen670/

Eyen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eyen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻳﻦayn40
ﺍﻳﺎaya20
ﺃﻳﺎﻥayan20
ﺍﻳﻦayn20
Eyen in the Russian language
Эйенejen-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eyen
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