Eyih Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Eyih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eyih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2491:16,4451,536
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Eyih (98) may also be a first name.

Eyih Last Name Facts

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

Eyih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﻴﻪ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyih? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 998,609th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Eyih occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eyih live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Eyih is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 98 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 16,445. In Mauritania Eyih is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 47 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 16 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyieh8921/
Eyihe897/
Heyih894/
Eyioh894/
Eyich891/
Eyi866,932/
Eih8618/
Eyh863/
Heyihe801/
Eich7513,074/
Eyoh755,592/
Eyah752,181/
Ayih751,787/
Eish751,181/
Geyi75892/
Eyeh75836/
Ejih75506/
Heyi75396/
Eyit75382/
Eysh75244/
Oyih75236/
Eyie75222/
Eiho75207/
Eyiz75174/
Yiah75160/
Eihe75108/
Eiah75100/
Eyis7586/
Geyh7538/
Uyih7530/
Eyio7529/
Eyuh7524/
Eyii7523/
Eyyi7521/
Eyid7521/
Eych7517/
Heih7515/
Eieh7510/
Eiha757/
Eyip757/
Eiuh755/
Eihu754/
Eihy754/
Eihi754/
Eidh753/
Ehyi753/
Eyha753/
Eydh753/
Yioh752/
Eeyh752/
Eyhi752/
Eioh751/
Eyhe751/
Eiph751/
Eyho751/
Eiht751/
Yjih751/
Eihj751/
Eyhz751/
Eyyh751/
Heyh751/
Ieyi751/
Ei671,241,312/
Heiho672,591/
Ey672,374/
Ayish67702/
Ejieh67476/
Eisch67439/
Yihia67309/
Ayieh67222/
Eyadh67199/
Yihya67193/
Heich67166/
Eyije67134/
Ayihe67128/
Heihs67102/
Heiha6780/
Geieh6761/
Eyesh6760/
Eyouh6755/
Heyah6752/
Hayih6748/
Ayich6733/
Heyhi6732/
Heyiş6731/
Eithz6724/
Yihye6722/
Eiich6720/
Oyieh6718/
Heish6712/
Ayidh678/
Heyeh677/
Gehyi676/
Hehyi676/
Eihus676/
Eitch675/
Yijih675/
Eiish674/
Heieh674/
Eyeph674/
Eihie673/
Egieh673/
Eyiss673/
Uyieh673/
Yihie673/
Eiach672/
Eicht672/
Eihoh672/
Heyha672/
Heihi672/
Eggih672/
Ayioh672/
Heihe672/
Ehieh672/
Ejijh671/
Heiyi671/
D'Eih671/
Eyach671/
Eyash671/
Ayiph671/
Uyich671/
Yieah671/
Eyech671/
Uyioh671/
Eihod671/
Eyoth671/
Eeyeh671/
Eyohh671/
Eiohe671/
Heyis671/
Hieyi671/
Heyhe671/
Heyie671/
Oyich671/
Eihaz671/
Eichh671/
Eyhaa671/
Eyuoh671/
Eeysh671/
Hoeyi671/
Ehyeh671/
Ejioh671/
Eiyoh671/
Eihez671/
Eihud671/
Eiszh671/
Ehiah671/
Ehych671/
Heydh671/
Heyuh671/
Heeyi671/
Geyoh670/
Heidh670/
Heyhd670/
Eiths670/

Eyih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eyih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻳﻴﻪayyh56.99
ﺃﻳﻴﻪayyh40.86
ﻋﻴﻴﻪyyh1.08
ﺍﻳﻪayh1.08

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