Ouyahya Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ouyahya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouyahya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ouyahya Last Name Facts

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

Ouyahya is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouyahya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ouyahya is the 481,056th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. Ouyahya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ouyahya live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname Ouyahya is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 682 people, or 1 in 50,551. Beside Morocco it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouayahya936/
Gouyahya931/
Uyahya922/
Oyahya921/
Ouyaya921/
Ouyahia861,928/
Uyahaya861/
Yoyahya861/
Oyaya831,228/
Uyaya8369/
Ouayahia805/
Ouyahhia802/
Aouyahia801/
Gouyahia801/
Uyahaiya801/
Uyauya7719/
Uyayay7712/
Goyaya777/
Ayahya777/
Eyahya773/
Iyahya772/
Oyahyo771/
Ouyaia771/
Uyahia771/
Uyhaya771/
Yyahya771/
Eyaheya71360/
Ouiahia715/
Aitouyahia713/
Ojuyeah711/
Goyayia711/
Ahoyaya711/
Eyaya671,839/
Iyaya671,030/
Ayaya671,007/
Oueya67340/
Oyayo6734/
Gayahaya6721/
Oyaja6711/
Uyayo678/
Ouyho677/
Ouyha676/
Uyoya673/
Uyeya671/
Ojhya671/
Aouaihia671/
Ayahaiya671/

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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 Ouyahya
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