Uyah Surname
Approximately 1,699 people bear this surname
Uyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,575 | 1:112,472 | 7,491 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Uyah (275) may also be a first name.
Uyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uyah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 236,504th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,289,315 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Uyah are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uyah is also the 535,844th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 275 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,575 people, or 1 in 112,472. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent live, Cross River, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouyah | 89 | 27 | / |
| Huyah | 89 | 17 | / |
| Uhyah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uoyah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uya | 86 | 4,128 | / |
| Uyh | 86 | 13 | / |
| Houyah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Auyash | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ujah | 75 | 13,616 | / |
| Ayah | 75 | 7,359 | / |
| Ouya | 75 | 6,363 | / |
| Iyah | 75 | 4,926 | / |
| Eyah | 75 | 2,181 | / |
| Uyeh | 75 | 1,532 | / |
| Uyoh | 75 | 1,410 | / |
| Huya | 75 | 780 | / |
| Huyh | 75 | 654 | / |
| Oyah | 75 | 590 | / |
| Uyas | 75 | 254 | / |
| Uyaz | 75 | 233 | / |
| Auya | 75 | 205 | / |
| Yiah | 75 | 160 | / |
| Uyad | 75 | 84 | / |
| Uyat | 75 | 77 | / |
| Uyau | 75 | 66 | / |
| Uyap | 75 | 32 | / |
| Uoya | 75 | 30 | / |
| Uyih | 75 | 30 | / |
| Uyaa | 75 | 15 | / |
| Uiah | 75 | 12 | / |
| Uyho | 75 | 10 | / |
| Euah | 75 | 5 | / |
| Uych | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uyha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uyhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uhya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ujyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uhyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uyhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uysh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uyth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uy | 67 | 74,069 | / |
| Ayash | 67 | 6,238 | / |
| Ayach | 67 | 4,944 | / |
| Hayah | 67 | 2,729 | / |
| Hauya | 67 | 2,352 | / |
| Eyadh | 67 | 199 | / |
| Hiyah | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ujaha | 67 | 88 | / |
| Houya | 67 | 82 | / |
| Auyat | 67 | 69 | / |
| Uyaya | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ujaya | 67 | 56 | / |
| Huych | 67 | 54 | / |
| Heyah | 67 | 52 | / |
| Uyowa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hujah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Huyad | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ayadh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Uyooh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ouyad | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hoyah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Iyash | 67 | 19 | / |
| Huyat | 67 | 19 | / |
| Uyhop | 67 | 19 | / |
| Uyehe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ahyah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aujah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Iyadh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Huoya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ouhya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oyach | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gujah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uya'a | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oyahe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Auyeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayahs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayaph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oujah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huyha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ouyaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ouyaï | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ihyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uyuoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guuya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yhyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uyaud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huyhh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouiah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uyieh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ujadh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huyoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auyaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uyesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huyhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yieah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huhya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauyh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Uyah
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