Al-Yahya Surname

93,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Oman

Al-Yahya Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Yahya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3,8161:8,0861,133
Oman1,1881:3,104459
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Al-Yahya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al-Yahya is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Al-Yahya click here.

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

The last name is the 93,083rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,420,574 people. Al-Yahya is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Yahya live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

Al-Yahya is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 3,816 people, or 1 in 8,086. Other than Saudi Arabia Al-Yahya exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Oman, where 23 percent reside and Kuwait, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Yahya884,595/
Al-Yahia88204/
Al-Yehya883/
Al-Yahay881/
Al Yahaya8216/
Al Yahyah824/
Al-Yayi805/
Al Yaya803/
Al Yahyash781/
Al Yahia755/
Al Yehya755/
Al-Jayah752/
Al-Jahjah711/
Al-Hayjaa711/
Al Yahaji711/
Al-Johy677/
Al Hyaa671/
Al-Jaja671/
Al-Yaji671/
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-Yahya
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