Meiyara Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Meiyara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Meiyara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meiyara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meiyara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺎﺭﻩ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meiyara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meiyara reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 170,619. In Mauritania Meiyara is most frequent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 54 percent reside, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 42 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meiyara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meiyara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﺎﺭﻩ | myarh | 81.82 |
| ﻣﻴﺎﺭﺓ | myart | 18.18 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meiyara
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