Abu Ya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Abu Ya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Abu Ya (8) may also be a first name.
Abu Ya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Ya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Ya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Ya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Abu Ya is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Abu Ya live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abu Ya is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8 people.
Abu Ya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Abu Ya is most numerous in: Yobe, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found and Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Yad | 92 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Ya | 83 | 5 | / |
| Abu Ja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abu Ayyad | 80 | 368 | / |
| Abou Yaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abou Yayd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abou Yhay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hyath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hayya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jad | 77 | 2,210 | / |
| Abu Jas | 77 | 27 | / |
| Abu Joy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abu Ayyash | 75 | 585 | / |
| Abu Ayyach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou Hayya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou Yahaya | 71 | 64 | / |
| Abu Hija | 71 | 11 | / |
| Abu Jaas | 71 | 6 | / |
| Abu Jaat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Abu Jatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Joha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jaish | 67 | 527 | / |
| Abu Jihad | 67 | 499 | / |
| Abu Hagia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abu-Ayyad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abu Hijaz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abu Haija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abu-Hayja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abu Jo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hijaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hajjaj | 63 | 1,734 | / |
| Abu-Ayyash | 63 | 256 | / |
| Abu Hajjah | 63 | 11 | / |
| Abu-Jau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Yahaya | 59 | 7 | / |
| Abu Josh | 57 | 19 | / |
| Abu-Iadh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Haija | 53 | 8 | / |
| Abou Joud | 53 | 6 | / |
| Abu-Heija | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abou Ehood | 50 | 22 | / |
| Abou-Jihad | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Abu Ya
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