Al Yahya Surname

102,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Yahya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Yahya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2,5441:12,1291,681
Kuwait8481:4,482609
Syria4721:40,8922,383
Oman2971:12,4171,432
United Arab Emirates2331:39,3234,092
Lebanon551:102,4926,062
Palestine431:105,7877,133
Yemen311:852,42911,310
Jordan221:401,92912,166
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Al Yahya (15) may also be a first name.

Al Yahya Last Name Facts

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

Al Yahya is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Al Yahya is the 102,513th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,585,973 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Yahya reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Al Yahya is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 2,544 people, or 1 in 12,129. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 18 percent are found and Syria, where 10 percent are found.

Al Yahya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Sunni (65%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Yahaya9416/
Al Yahyah944/
Al Yaya933/
Al Yahyash891/
Al-Yahya885,130/
Al Yehya885/
Al Yahia885/
Al Yahaji821/
Al Hyaa801/
Al Yahj801/
Al-Yahia75204/
Al-Yehya753/
Al-Yahay751/
Al Yahweh711,738/
Al Hayyay71184/
Al Jahjah7135/
Al Yahoud711/
Al Yahooh711/
Al Jaja676/
Al-Yayi675/
Al Jaya673/
Al Jayy671/
Al Yaou671/
Al Yaji671/

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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 Al Yahya
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