Cognomen اميا (Amia 
, Amya 
, اميا 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname اميا is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Namibia, where it is quite a rare surname, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Iran. More frequently, اميا is the forename as well as the last name.