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 more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Yahya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 145,828th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,394,856 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Abu Yahya live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 206,743rd most numerous given name globally, borne by 1,425 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 2,715 people, or 1 in 33,862. Aside from Egypt it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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 Yahya
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