Meyah Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Meyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 204 | 1:20,073 | 1,815 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Méyah (1) are calculated separately.
Meyah (285) may also be a first name.
Meyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺎﻩ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Méyah. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meyah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 872,430th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Meyah is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Meyah are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 524,196th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 285 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 20,073. In Mauritania Meyah is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 69 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 14 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Mauritania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Méyah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Meyash | 91 | 9 | / |
| Meyach | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mieyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mgeyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meah | 89 | 18,315 | / |
| Meya | 89 | 15,451 | / |
| Meyh | 89 | 34 | / |
| Mehyash | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mayah | 80 | 4,550 | / |
| Miyah | 80 | 2,415 | / |
| Meach | 80 | 563 | / |
| Meiah | 80 | 443 | / |
| Muyah | 80 | 282 | / |
| Mejah | 80 | 267 | / |
| Meyeh | 80 | 267 | / |
| Mmeya | 80 | 207 | / |
| Meyap | 80 | 202 | / |
| Mehah | 80 | 153 | / |
| Meeya | 80 | 145 | / |
| Meyas | 80 | 120 | / |
| Moyah | 80 | 109 | / |
| Mehya | 80 | 99 | / |
| Meyhi | 80 | 71 | / |
| Meyau | 80 | 53 | / |
| Mheya | 80 | 47 | / |
| Mgeya | 80 | 39 | / |
| Meyad | 80 | 28 | / |
| Meyoh | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mieya | 80 | 21 | / |
| Meyat | 80 | 21 | / |
| Meadh | 80 | 16 | / |
| Meash | 80 | 13 | / |
| Meysh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Meyaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mmeah | 80 | 4 | / |
| 'Meya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Myiah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meahe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meyhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meyih | 80 | 2 | / |
| M'Eyh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meuah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meyaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meych | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meyha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meyuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meiyh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mheyh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mea | 75 | 15,044 | / |
| Mey | 75 | 12,723 | / |
| Maayah | 73 | 391 | / |
| Mayash | 73 | 59 | / |
| Meadth | 73 | 47 | / |
| Meya'a | 73 | 38 | / |
| Mouyah | 73 | 32 | / |
| Mejaya | 73 | 25 | / |
| Mayach | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mehach | 73 | 15 | / |
| Meyowa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Miyash | 73 | 11 | / |
| Meyghi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Meyaya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mheyas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Muyaph | 73 | 5 | / |
| Meeyap | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mahyah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mejach | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mehaha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meiach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meyouh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meeash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mayaph | 73 | 2 | / |
| Me'adh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meeiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miyach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmehah | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Heya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moyahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meyaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muyash | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Meya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meyhat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mheash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meeadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meeaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mayauh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meyeau | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meeach | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meacht | 73 | 0 | / |
| Miya | 67 | 603,348 | / |
| Maya | 67 | 273,718 | / |
| Moya | 67 | 265,709 | / |
| Mead | 67 | 55,516 | / |
| Muya | 67 | 47,066 | / |
| Meja | 67 | 10,368 | / |
| Mahu | 67 | 10,109 | / |
| Meye | 67 | 8,894 | / |
| Mahy | 67 | 7,641 | / |
| Meha | 67 | 7,290 | / |
| Meat | 67 | 6,525 | / |
| Meyo | 67 | 6,329 | / |
| Meyi | 67 | 5,248 | / |
| Meas | 67 | 2,892 | / |
| Maih | 67 | 2,548 | / |
| Miea | 67 | 2,498 | / |
| Meys | 67 | 2,318 | / |
| Meia | 67 | 1,799 | / |
| Meyd | 67 | 216 | / |
| Mauh | 67 | 196 | / |
| Myja | 67 | 183 | / |
| Meyu | 67 | 155 | / |
| Majh | 67 | 129 | / |
| Meih | 67 | 101 | / |
| Meea | 67 | 61 | / |
| Myia | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mhea | 67 | 38 | / |
| Miey | 67 | 36 | / |
| Meuh | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mıya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Meap | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mmea | 67 | 23 | / |
| Meae | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mahj | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ma'ayah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Meua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Meaz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Myoa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Me'a | 67 | 7 | / |
| Meejach | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mayh | 67 | 6 | / |
| 'Mea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meyt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meyz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meyé | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meyhaus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mauyach | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muhyadh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mgea | 67 | 3 | / |
| H'Meyad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hmey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meyß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meyy | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Ey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meydowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Méya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauyadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauyath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouyahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyhesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Međa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohyadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyhous | 67 | 0 | / |
Meyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺎﻩ | amyah | 46.56 |
| ﻣﻴﺎﻩ | myah | 26.72 |
| ﻣﻴﺢ | myh | 12.21 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺎﻩ | amyah | 9.92 |
| ﻣﻴﺎﺡ | myah | 2.29 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻴﺎﻩ | almyah | 0.76 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 0.76 |
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Footnotes
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