Amer-Yahia Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Finland

Amer-Yahia Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amer-Yahia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Amer-Yahia Last Name Facts

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

Amer-Yahia occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Amer-Yahia is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Amer-Yahia live; 46 percent live in North Africa and 46 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name Amer-Yahia is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,438,592. Beside Algeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and France, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ameryahia955/
Ameur-Yahia951/
Amer Yahia90126/
Amirahia782/
Amrahiya781/
Amiryahi781/
Ameer Yehia761/
Amrahi75578/
Amraha751/
Amiriyahi7417/
Ameerrahi741/
Umerahi7148/
Amaraha7123/
Amiraha7116/
Amoraha714/
Umrahia713/
Emerahi712/
Amirahi712/
Amrahoa712/
Amrahay711/
Amerehi711/
Umeraha711/
Amirriyahi7050/
Amar Yahya701/
Amoorahi6711/
Amaraihi678/
Umar-Yahaya672/
Amariaha671/

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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 Amer-Yahia
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