Abu Yahya Surname
Approximately 3,043 people bear this surname
Abu Yahya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,715 | 1:33,862 | 3,580 |
| Israel | 267 | 1:32,051 | 4,528 |
| Palestine | 41 | 1:110,948 | 7,275 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Abu Yahya (1,425) may also be a first name.
Abu Yahya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Yahya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Yahya occurs most in Egypt. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Yahya? popularity and diffusion
Abu Yahya is the 145,828th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,394,856 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Abu Yahya are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Abu Yahya is also the 206,743rd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 1,425 people.
Abu Yahya is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,715 people, or 1 in 33,862. Barring Egypt Abu Yahya exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 9 percent are found and Palestine, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Yahya | 95 | 24 | / |
| Abu Yahaya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abou Yahaya | 90 | 64 | / |
| Abu Yahia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Yahya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abou Yaha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abou Yehya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Yahaya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Abou Yhay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abou Yayd | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abou Jehya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Yehya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abou Jahjah | 70 | 2 | / |
| Abu Jaish | 67 | 527 | / |
| Abu Yehia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abu Jajah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hajjaj | 63 | 1,734 | / |
| Abou Yehia | 63 | 587 | / |
| Abu Joy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abu Esseya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jahjouh | 60 | 291 | / |
| Abou-Jahjah | 60 | 1 | / |
| Abu Juha | 59 | 4 | / |
| Abu Joha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jayed | 56 | 901 | / |
| Abu-Jajah | 56 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jaweed | 53 | 244 | / |
| Abu-Eshehah | 50 | 6 | / |
| Abu Joe | 50 | 2 | / |
| Abu-Jau | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jue | 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
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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 Abu Yahya
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