Yahaya Forename
1,650th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 600,775 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger
Yahaya Forename User-submission:
The name Yahaya means 'God is gracious' or 'to live'. It is a Nigerian rendition of Yahya, an Arabic form of the given name John.
Yahaya Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 473,534 | 1:375 | 45 |
| Niger | 95% | 61,649 | 1:311 | 60 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 23,265 | 1:2,269 | 433 |
| Uganda | 98% | 11,852 | 1:3,456 | 437 |
| Ghana | 83% | 8,540 | 1:3,160 | 471 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 5,849 | 1:3,142 | 438 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 5,303 | 1:5,742 | 660 |
| Mali | 100% | 3,258 | 1:5,211 | 500 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,269 | 1:13,485 | 1,370 |
| Comoros | - | 1,254 | 1:607 | 105 |
| Ivory Coast | 99% | 1,219 | 1:18,930 | 1,760 |
| DR Congo | 96% | 897 | 1:82,305 | 4,611 |
| India | 100% | 857 | 1:1,417,594 | 82,874 |
| Guinea | - | 349 | 1:33,979 | 1,343 |
| Benin | 100% | 246 | 1:42,991 | 3,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Egypt | 100% | 195 | 1:471,287 | 12,924 |
| Poland | 50% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| United States | 100% | 110 | 1:3,295,791 | 46,799 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 97 | 1:222,789 | 9,160 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 88 | 1:175,271 | 10,925 |
| Thailand | 99% | 81 | 1:865,010 | 33,530 |
| France | 100% | 72 | 1:923,199 | 7,498 |
| England | 100% | 62 | 1:896,821 | 15,532 |
| Indonesia | - | 52 | 1:4,960,840 | 196,907 |
| Pakistan | 99% | 51 | 1:3,810,935 | 40,571 |
| Liberia | 100% | 26 | 1:169,695 | 6,327 |
| Spain | 100% | 19 | 1:2,448,946 | 12,647 |
| Senegal | 100% | 17 | 1:857,727 | 8,623 |
| South Africa | 100% | 16 | 1:3,408,291 | 83,416 |
| Brazil | 100% | 11 | 1:19,476,014 | 191,600 |
| Kenya | - | 9 | 1:5,145,234 | 27,509 |
| Germany | 100% | 9 | 1:10,741,986 | 35,913 |
| Iceland | - | 9 | 1:40,669 | 2,415 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Canada | 100% | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Wales | 100% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,365,080 | 16,011 |
| Philippines | 100% | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Russia | 100% | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Brunei | 100% | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
Yahaya (874,738) may also be a surname.
Yahaya Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Yahaya means 'God is gracious' or 'to live'. It is a Nigerian rendition of Yahya, an Arabic form of the given name John.
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