Where Does The Last Name Ya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ya (Bengali: য়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎ, Hindi: या, Oriya: ୟ, Tibetan: ཡཱ་) occurs most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms: Yà, Yá or Yâ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,068^th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,566 people. The last name Ya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Ya live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ya is also the 2,378^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 429,592 people.

Ya is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 401,952 people, or 1 in 1,908. In India Ya is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 98 percent reside, Gujarat, where 1 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 129 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Myanmar, where 5 percent reside.

Ya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ya last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Muslim (96%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ya last name are 2.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ya earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $49,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $47,144 CAD per year.