Al Yehya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Qatar

Al Yehya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Yehya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al Yehya Last Name Facts

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

Al Yehya occurs more in Kuwait more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Al Yehya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Al Yehya are found; 60 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most commonly occurring in Kuwait, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 3,800,694. Aside from Kuwait Al Yehya occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found and Qatar, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Yahya884,595/
Al-Yehya883/
Al Yahaya8216/
Al Yahyah824/
Al Yaya803/
Al Hyaa801/
Al Yahyash781/
Al-Yahya755,130/
Al Jayeh75298/
Al Hehey7511/
Al Yahia755/
Al Jiyeh754/
Al Jehad751/
Al Hijaya714,378/
Al Yahweh711,738/
Al Hayyay71184/
Al Jehjah711/
Al Yahaji711/
Al Jaya673/
Al Juha672/
Al Joha671/
Al Jayy671/
Al Hayajah671/
Al Yaou671/
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
  • 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 Yehya
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