Umayya Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Umayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
India91:85,229,487684,495
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Umayya (1,257) may also be a first name.

Umayya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umayya (Arabic: أميَّه, Hindi: उमय्या) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Umayya.

How Common Is The Last Name Umayya? popularity and diffusion

Umayya is the 2,106,139th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Umayya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Umayya reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 222,650th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 1,257 people.

The surname Umayya is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,034,603. In Indonesia it is most common in: Central Java, where 42 percent live, East Java, where 23 percent live and Lampung, where 17 percent live. Beside Indonesia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umayyah92220/
Ummayya9227/
Umayyad922/
Umgayya921/
Ummayyah86104/
Humayyah8629/
Umayao83270/
Umaaya83159/
Umaiya83154/
Omayya8310/
Umya8012/
Umaiyah772,339/
Gumayao77823/
Humaiya7716/
Gumaiya7712/
Gumayia777/
Ummaiya772/
Humayyo771/
Omayyah771/
Umaiyas771/
Usmaiya771/
Umaea73106/
Umyah7344/
Oumya734/
Umaua734/
Umyat733/
Umaau731/
Gumya731/
Aumya731/
Umeaa731/
Humaiyah71290/
Ummaiyah7139/
Utmaiyah715/
Humayyoh711/
Umahayat711/
Gumayiah711/
Omayao671,011/
Oumyat6736/
Gumaua6719/
Gumjaa6716/
Umoiya6716/
Umijay6714/
Aumaea6710/
Hommayyah677/
Aumyat677/
Goumya677/
Omaiya676/
Umaija675/
Umehaa675/
Houmya674/
Omoyya672/
Umahoy672/
Omayea672/
Aumyad671/
Gumaoy671/
Umeayi671/
Humyad671/
Umauah671/
Umeaha671/
Omayia671/
Oumaea671/
Oumyah671/
Umaaja671/

Umayya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umayya in the Hindi language
उमय्याumayya84.62
उमययाumayaya15.38
Umayya in the Arabic language
أميَّهamyah-
اميّةamyt-
أميّهamyh-
اميةamyt-
أميهamyh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Umayya
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