Nyiah Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Nyiah (228) may also be a first name.

Nyiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyiah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyiah is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Nyiah is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nyiah are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nyiah is also the 594,918th most widely held forename on earth, held by 228 people.

Nyiah is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyia89959/
Niyah80583/
Nayah80505/
Nijah80316/
Naiah80110/
Nnyia80101/
Nayih8055/
Nyoah8053/
Nuyah8052/
Nyieh8036/
Neyah8036/
Noyah8025/
N'Yia8013/
Nyioh808/
Nuiah806/
Neiah805/
Neyih804/
Nieah803/
Nyjah803/
Noiah803/
Nyyah801/
Nyias801/
Nyhia801/
Nyiaz801/
Nayash73135/
Nayach73101/
Nihyah7366/
Nyieth7354/
Nayiph7321/
Nayish7314/
Nnaiah738/
Nayaph736/
Ngoyah735/
Nayijh733/
Naiath733/
Ngaiah733/
Ngayih732/
Niyash732/
Nyojah732/
Nayihe731/
Noyieh731/
Nahiah731/
Nuyath731/
Noyath731/
Naihah731/
Nhayah731/
Ngoyih731/
Nayi6744,034/
Naya6728,528/
Neya6724,302/
Noya6724,041/
Niya673,711/
Noia673,447/
Niyi672,432/
Naia671,762/
Nahu671,271/
Nija671,214/
Nyeh671,047/
Neah67577/
Naih67550/
Neyi67397/
Nuya67327/
Noyi67279/
Neih67245/
Noih67236/
Nyie67226/
Neia67166/
Nahy67155/
Nayh67151/
Nyio67140/
Niia67107/
Nyoa67106/
Nuia67101/
Nóia6759/
Nauh6736/
Nuyi6731/
Nioa6729/
Niea6714/
Ngoyaha6714/
Najh6712/
Nyji677/
Naggiah677/
Naahiah677/
Nuih676/
Nahj675/
Nyja673/
Nyya673/
Noyh673/
Neyh672/
Néya671/
Nõia671/
Nuyh671/
Nijh671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nyiah
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