Haj Yahya Surname

80,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Haj Yahya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Haj Yahya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel6,0051:1,425108
Palestine311:146,7378,164
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Haj Yahya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Haj Yahya has its highest incidence in Israel. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Haj Yahya is the 80,490th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,204,553 people. The last name Haj Yahya is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Haj Yahya are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 6,005 people, or 1 in 1,425. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 98 percent reside, Northern District, where 1 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Israel Haj Yahya occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haji Yahya952/
Hajyahya9442/
Haji Yahaya905/
Haj Yehya8917/
Hajiyahya897/
Haj-Yahya896/
Haj Yahia895/
Hajyahia8258/
Hajyehya821/
Haj-Yahia786/
Hajehy671/
Hajihah633/
Hajyehia593/
Haj-Yehia567/
Haj-Yihia561/
Hajiha5333/
Hajihi535/
Hayijehyeh534/
Hajehi532/
Hajuhi531/
Hajeha531/
Hajieha501/

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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 Haj Yahya
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