Miiya Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Miiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Miiya (22) may also be a first name.
Miiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Miiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Miiya (Hindi: मिइया) is most common in Uganda. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Miiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Miiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Miiya is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Miiya reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,219,977. In Uganda Miiya is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 50 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 19 percent reside and Butaleja District, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Miiya occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Miiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Miiya in the Hindi language | ||
| मिइया | mi'iya | 50 |
| मिईया | mi'iya | 25 |
| मिंया | minya | 25 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Miiya
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