Miyah Surname

177,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Miyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran9341:82,2088,363
India9181:835,58337,046
Indonesia2831:467,31238,614
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Algeria121:3,219,29645,820
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Miyah (3,486) may also be a first name.

Miyah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miyah (Bengali: মিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺎﻩ, Hindi: ंियह) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Miyah.

How Common Is The Last Name Miyah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 177,152nd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,017,617 people. The surname Miyah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Miyah reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 120,303rd most widespread given name globally, borne by 3,486 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 934 people, or 1 in 82,208. In Iran Miyah is mostly concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 94 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 2 percent live and Tehran Province, where 2 percent live. Apart from Iran it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miyash9111/
Miyach911/
Mieyah911/
Miya89603,348/
Mayah804,550/
Maiah801,971/
Mijah80684/
Miyae80499/
Meiah80443/
Meyah80310/
Muyah80282/
Miyad80210/
Miyas80192/
Mioya80138/
Miyaz80124/
Moyah80109/
Miyat8094/
Mmiya8045/
Moiah8036/
Miiah8030/
Miyoh8027/
Miyeh8027/
Mieya8021/
Muiah8018/
Mhiya8010/
Mihya806/
'Miya806/
Mijya805/
Mgiya804/
Myiah803/
Miyap802/
Hmiya802/
Méyah801/
Meiyh801/
Maayah73391/
Mihyaz73309/
Maiaya73170/
Maiach73142/
Mayash7359/
Mouyah7332/
Mmaiah7329/
Mayach7323/
Maaiah739/
Meyash739/
Mihyap738/
Mai'ah736/
Muyaph735/
Muiych735/
Mihyas735/
Muhiah734/
Miyadd733/
Mahyah733/
Meiach732/
Mayaph732/
Meeiah731/
Miyatt731/
Meyach731/
Mgaiah731/
Mh'iya731/
Hmaiah731/
Mgeyah731/
Mouiah731/
Moyahe731/
Muoyah731/
Muyash731/
Miyosh731/
Mayauh731/
Maihah731/
Maya67273,718/
Moya67265,709/
Maia67262,701/
Muya6747,066/
Muia6730,109/
Miyo6721,088/
Meah6718,315/
Meya6715,451/
Mahu6710,109/
Mahy677,641/
Moia675,732/
Mija673,693/
Maih672,548/
Miea672,498/
Meia671,799/
Miye67543/
Moih67263/
Maiy67199/
Mauh67196/
Mioa67190/
Miyi67183/
Myja67183/
Moiy67162/
Muih67151/
Majh67129/
Meih67101/
Miia6762/
Myia6740/
Miey6736/
Meyh6734/
Maihaya6733/
Mıya6733/
Móia6732/
Mahj6719/
Ma'ayah6718/
Mijh6717/
Maihach6717/
Myoa6710/
Muiy676/
Mayh676/
Máia673/
Mauyach673/
Muhyadh673/
Myya672/
Miyy672/
Mauiath672/
Moihaya671/
Méya671/
Méia671/
Môia671/
Mauyadh671/
Mauyath671/
Mahí671/
Mahayah671/
Mouyahe671/
Mohyadh671/
Mehyash671/
Mîia671/

Miyah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miyah in the Bengali language
মিয়াmiya-
Miyah in the Hindi language
ंियहmiyaha-
Miyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﺎﻩmyah50
ﺍﻣﻴﺎﻩamyah50

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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 Miyah
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