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 is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uyah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 236,504th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,289,315 people. The last name Uyah is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Uyah reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 535,844th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 275 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,575 people, or 1 in 112,472. In Nigeria Uyah is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent live, Cross River, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common 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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