Al-Yahia Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Yahia Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Yahia.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Yahia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al-Yahia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Yahia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al-Yahia occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Yahia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,168,344th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Al-Yahia occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Yahia reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

Al-Yahia is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Outside of Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Yahya885,130/
Al Yahia885/
Al-Yahay881/
Al-Yayi805/
Al-Yaji801/
Al Yahya754,595/
Al-Jayah752/
Al-Jaiad751/
Al-Juyhi751/
Al-Hiaie751/
Al Yahaya7116/
Al Yahyah714/
Al-Jahjah711/
Al-Hayjaa711/
Al Yahaji711/
Al-Jaid67199/
Al Yaya673/
Al Hyaa671/
Al-Jaja671/
Al Yaji671/
Al Yahyash671/
Al Yahj671/

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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 Al-Yahia
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