Eyey Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Eyey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eyey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Eyey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eyey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﻲ, Russian: Ейей) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Eyey live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania Eyey is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 20 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 20 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Mauritania Eyey exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyeye89412/
Heyey890/
Eye8613,588/
Yey86813/
Heye752,138/
Eyie75222/
Yeyo75173/
Eyoy75147/
Eyay75124/
Eyei75111/
Eyeu7589/
Eiye7569/
Eyae7544/
Eyoe7517/
Eyje7515/
Ayey7513/
Iyey759/
Oyey757/
Eyye754/
Yeay753/
Eayy752/
Euye752/
Uyey752/
Hyey752/
Ejye751/
Eyhe751/
Ueyy751/
Eyjy751/
Ayeye671,628/
Oyeye67662/
Aweye67324/
Oweye67232/
Eyier67169/
Eyije67134/
Eye'e67114/
Eyaye67105/
Uyeye6784/
D'eye6734/
Ojeye6728/
Eyieh6721/
Yeaya6711/
Eeyie679/
Eyjje677/
Eyihe677/
Eiyet676/
Yeaay676/
Hayey676/
Ejyed676/
Eyahe675/
Aheye675/
Eyaje675/
Ieyea675/
Eyyee675/
Eyiyo674/
Eyies674/
Eyyaj674/
Heiye673/
Yehyo672/
Hoyey672/
Ayeys672/
Yehyi672/
Geyae672/
Eeyee672/
Yehuy671/
Heyye671/
Eyahy671/
Eyyer671/
Eyyih671/
Gejye671/
Gayey671/
Heyei671/
Eyiet671/
Eyeih671/
Eyjed671/
Geyei671/
Heyhe671/
Heyie671/
Yyeyo671/
Yeyoy671/
Eiyay671/
Eyoye671/
Eyuie671/
Eye'a671/
Eyğay671/
Eeyae671/
Eyayh671/
Eiyyt671/
Yehiy671/
Ujeye671/
Geyoe670/

Eyey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eyey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻳﻲayy80
ﺃﻳﻲayy20
Eyey in the Russian language
Ейейejej-

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