Gyah Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Gyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius411:31,5476,386
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gyah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gyah is found most frequently in Mauritius. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Gyah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Gyah reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 31,547. In Mauritius Gyah is most common in: Pamplemousses District, where 98 percent are found and Savanne District, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Mauritius Gyah occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 14 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guyah89582/
Ngyah89282/
Gyaah8936/
Gyaha891/
Gyath890/
Gya86564/
Gaiyah8028/
Guyach8011/
Guyash806/
Ghyadh804/
Gayiah802/
Nguyah802/
Goyeah801/
Gayyah801/
Gyau757,796/
Guya754,454/
Dyah752,120/
Geah751,369/
Gyoh7540/
Gyaa7522/
Ghya7518/
Gyai7514/
Gyaj7513/
Gyia7512/
Dgya752/
Gyya751/
Tgya751/
Gyay751/
Cgya751/
Gyaz751/
Guyashi73295/
Ghoiyah7316/
Gyahova737/
Gaiyash733/
Gaiya674,840/
Gayya672,861/
Geach671,799/
Ghyat67357/
Goiya67326/
Guyau67294/
Guyaz67257/
Ghyas67223/
Geahe67172/
Guyha67172/
Guyat67169/
Guyay67144/
Gajya67133/
Guiah6784/
Guyai6769/
Dyahp6759/
Goyia6756/
Guyas6751/
Gaaya6750/
Ghyap6735/
Gyatt6733/
Gujya6728/
Goyja6727/
Guyya6726/
Goyya6724/
Ghyad6722/
Gjaha6719/
Ghyaz6719/
Gojya6717/
Dyach6715/
Guyoh6713/
Gayia6712/
Dyash675/
Gheah675/
Dyadh673/
Gyaid673/
Gajha672/
Gyoha672/
Gayja672/
Gyeih671/
Djyah671/
Dyahe671/
Nghya671/
Nhgya671/
Tgyai671/
Hgyat671/
Geyha671/
Ghiah671/
Dyaha671/
Ncgya671/
Gajho671/
Ngyea671/
Gehah671/
Gyija671/
Guyap671/
Gguya671/
Guyoa670/
Geash670/

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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
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  • 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 Gyah
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