Hayya Surname
Approximately 2,646 people bear this surname
Hayya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,969 | 1:9,747 | 743 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Indonesia | 185 | 1:714,861 | 55,312 |
| Jordan | 138 | 1:64,076 | 5,703 |
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Hayya (5,026) may also be a first name.
Hayya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hayya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hayya (Arabic: الحيا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻴﺔ, Hindi: हयया) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hayya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hayya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hayya is the 164,010th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,754,175 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Hayya reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Hayya is also the 95,915th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 5,026 people.
The surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 1,969 people, or 1 in 9,747. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 75 percent live, Maradi Region, where 13 percent live and Zinder Region, where 12 percent live. Excluding Niger Hayya is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hayya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hayya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻴﺔ | hyt | - |
| Hayya in the Hindi language | ||
| हयया | hayaya | 66.67 |
| हय्य | hayya | 33.33 |
| Hayya in the Arabic language | ||
| الحيا | alhya | - |
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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 Hayya
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