Miah Surname

400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,283,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Miah Surname User-submission:

Miah is title among Bangladeshis, meaning 'mister'. Begum is the female version.

Miah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,122,0611:14219
India118,4841:6,474573
England26,4161:2,109255
Saudi Arabia2,5441:12,1291,681
United States2,2611:160,30916,315
Qatar2,1871:1,07872
Liberia1,1001:4,008507
Wales9831:3,148340
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Malaysia8281:35,6212,976
Indonesia8271:159,91415,602
United Arab Emirates6911:13,2591,632
Spain6041:77,4046,734
Afghanistan4411:72,9102,168
Thailand3051:231,60139,115
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Canada2601:141,71414,582
Greece2531:43,7947,079
Scotland2081:25,7402,803
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
South Africa1591:340,74031,565
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Italy991:617,74456,461
Germany901:894,50563,669
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Cambodia681:227,7523,191
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Algeria621:623,09039,491
Australia551:490,83137,357
Northern Ireland541:34,1673,366
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Maldives121:33,6811,888
France111:6,038,429280,838
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Austria101:851,54467,454
Belize101:35,5472,218
Finland91:610,74534,002
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Jersey71:14,1722,872
China61:227,886,92811,701
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Swaziland41:324,550996
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Miah (19,078) may also be a first name.

Miah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Miah is title among Bangladeshis, meaning 'mister'. Begum is the female version.

- habibahmiah

Miah Last Name Facts

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

Miah (Bengali: মিঞা, Hindi: मिया) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miah? popularity and diffusion

Miah is the 400th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,679 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Miah are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 39,162nd most frequently held given name in the world, held by 19,078 people.

The surname Miah is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,122,061 people, or 1 in 142. Barring Bangladesh this last name exists in 89 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Miah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Miah has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Miah last name grew 330,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 56,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Miah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Miah last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Miah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.66% less than the national average, earning €6,409 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.57% less than the national average, earning R 165,000 per year; in United States they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $38,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.64% less than the national average, earning $37,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miahh89541/
Miath89327/
Miach89249/
Miaha8964/
Mieah8952/
Miash8925/
Miayh8915/
Miahy8915/
Miaah897/
Mihah895/
Miahj892/
Mmiah891/
Mjiah891/
Miadh891/
Miahu891/
Mia862,033,557/
Maiyah80350/
Mujiah80265/
Muiyah80118/
Mihaha80109/
Muijah8060/
Miahou8059/
Meuiah8043/
Majiah8038/
Mugiah8027/
Maijah8026/
Miahas8024/
Meiyah8019/
Mihadh8011/
Mayiah806/
Mijach805/
Mihach804/
Mejiah803/
Mojiah803/
Moiyah802/
Moyiah802/
Mijash802/
Miahad802/
Maiiah801/
Mihash801/
Miahah801/
Magiah801/
Miaeeh801/
Miaouh801/
Muyiah801/
Mjiaha801/
Meah7518,315/
Miha759,463/
Miho756,576/
Mija753,693/
Miad752,573/
Miea752,498/
Mias752,321/
Miat75916/
Miaz75427/
Myah75236/
Miaa75226/
Mihó75213/
Mioa75190/
Miay75152/
Mioh7575/
Miae7557/
Miap7548/
Miaj7524/
Mhia7520/
Mjah7518/
Miać7513/
Mihá7512/
Mmia758/
Mjia753/
Miač753/
Hmia752/
Miaš751/
Mișa751/
Mihaich7391/
Maijaha7322/
Maiiaht735/
Ma'aiah734/
Mihauch733/
Mijahah733/
Maayiah733/
Mijhaph733/
Muugiah732/
Mahaiah731/
Maiyach731/
Mihaadh731/
Maijahe731/
Mijhajh731/
Hmiajjh731/
Muyjiah731/
Mejia671,168,166/
Mihai6780,240/
Mihad6720,316/
Maiya6711,120/
Megia673,863/
Mijas671,692/
Muiya671,651/
Meija67917/
Majia67848/
Moiya67796/
Majha67695/
Mogia67695/
Mihaj67693/
Mihatsch67611/
Magia67551/
Mugia67508/
Mijha67488/
Miaad67445/
Muyia67423/
Meyia67385/
Mihas67370/
Mihos67305/
Mayia67302/
Mihaľ67291/
Mihay67282/
Mijač67266/
Mjash67244/
Mioch67218/
Maija67205/
Mihat67203/
Mijat67203/
Miháľ67193/
Mehah67153/
Mijea67131/
Meiya67129/
Myach67120/
Miaee67115/
Mihoč67113/
Majho67102/
Mijia6793/
Miyoa6791/
Mihoi6790/
Miheu6775/
Mujia6774/
Moija6751/
Miňha6747/
Mijad6742/
Mihou6740/
Miatt6738/
Mijać6738/
Maaia6737/
Mihoy6734/
Meahu6733/
Muija6730/
Mieho6730/
Mihei6727/
Mojia6726/
Mioea6726/
Mahía6724/
Miaou6722/
Mijja6722/
Maiia6721/
Mihač6718/
Mieha6717/
Mihoh6714/
Mhija6713/
Mijai6713/
Mijay6713/
Moyia6711/
Miaie6710/
Meuia679/
Mihaz678/
Myaha678/
Moiia678/
Mijoa678/
Mijau676/
Miháč676/
Miacz675/
Mijaa674/
Maiea674/
Mmeah674/
Méjia674/
Moiea674/
Mihľo674/
Mhiae674/
Miass674/
Miahouth674/
Mjaha673/
Mihha673/
Mihop673/
Mihot673/
M'Yah672/
Mihau672/
Miaaz672/
Miaiy672/
Mihga672/
Mihać672/
Miats672/
Mágia672/
Meiia672/
Mijho671/
Mihey671/
Mihgo671/
Mijaz671/
Mihap671/
Miaat671/
M'Hia671/
Hmiad671/
Mijaś671/
Mihaĺ671/
Miast671/
Mia'a671/
Miaas671/
Mieea671/
Moijhaph671/
Mișea671/
Mjach671/
Mjiaj671/
Muiia671/
Myadh671/
Mjadh671/
Miasd671/
Miauu671/
Mihoa671/
Mihoo671/
Mihuo671/
Miojh671/
Miatz670/
Meahy670/

Miah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miah in the Bengali language
মিঞাmina98.24
মিয়াmiya1.7
মিয়াঁmiyam0.02
মিয়াঃmiyah0.01
মীঞাmina0
মিনাmina0
সিংহsinha0
মি়ঞাmina0
Miah in the Hindi language
मियाmiya55.56
मियांmiyam22.22
मिमाmima11.11
मिहाmiha11.11

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