Ya'a Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ya'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ya'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ya'a (13) may also be a first name.

Ya'a Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ya'a Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ya'a is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ya'a? popularity and diffusion

Ya'a is the 2,909,720th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Ya'a are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 13 people.

The last name Ya'a is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is most common in: Adamawa Region, where 37 percent are found, South Region, where 30 percent are found and East Region, where 19 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and China, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ya'ah899/
Ya'ai891/
Yaa8617,984/
Eyea'a802/
Ya'awe801/
Yaya75213,287/
Yaha755,485/
Yaah751,998/
Yaad751,744/
Yaja75904/
Yaas75684/
Yaaz75299/
Yaau75239/
Hyaa75208/
Yaai75154/
Yaap75100/
Yaia7524/
Ea'a7518/
Yaay7517/
Yaat7515/
Ya'e759/
Ia'a757/
Yoaa755/
A'Ae752/
Ja'a752/
Yiaa751/
Yaae751/
Yhaa751/
Yaaa751/
Yahya67560,576/
Ya67500,316/
Yahia67143,874/
Yahay677,770/
Yayah675,693/
Yahai672,740/
Yayat672,307/
Yaaya67828/
Yaaid67287/
Yahja67227/
Yayae67126/
Yaawe67124/
Yağaş6798/
Hyaat6792/
Yayas6786/
Ya'ou6767/
Yaowa6766/
Yahah6740/
Yaova6733/
Yaaji6732/
Yahau6731/
Øyaas6727/
Yahaa6725/
Yaaju6724/
Yajah6722/
Yaayi6721/
Yoaia6720/
Yaaye6718/
Jayaa6716/
Yaaja6716/
Yaayo6715/
Ysaia6714/
Joyaa6712/
Yaaha6712/
Yaahu6711/
Yaait6711/
Yayad6710/
Yayap6710/
Ja'at679/
Hyaya678/
Aayaa677/
Yajau677/
Yaiah676/
Yhaia676/
Yaaut676/
Jyaja675/
Hyaja675/
Hyaah675/
Yayaz674/
Yaaih674/
Yaaph674/
Yaiat674/
Yhaja674/
Jyaya673/
Yhaha673/
Aiyaa673/
Yajaa672/
Yaash672/
Ayiaa672/
Ja'ah672/
Jyaha671/
Ja'as671/
Yaaad671/
Yaach671/
Yaadh671/
Yaajo671/
Yaïya671/
Yiaha671/
Eiyaa671/
A'Aia671/
A'Ayo671/
Yoaay671/
Yaiaz671/
Yaaaa671/
Yaaeh671/
Yaaud671/
Yaats670/

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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 Ya'a
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