Ya'a Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Ya'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
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 occurs most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ya'a? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Ya'a reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 37 percent are found, South Region, where 30 percent are found and East Region, where 19 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Ya'a occurs 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ya'ah | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ya'ai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yaa | 86 | 17,984 | / |
| Eyea'a | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ya'awe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaya | 75 | 213,287 | / |
| Yaha | 75 | 5,485 | / |
| Yaah | 75 | 1,998 | / |
| Yaad | 75 | 1,744 | / |
| Yaja | 75 | 904 | / |
| Yaas | 75 | 684 | / |
| Yaaz | 75 | 299 | / |
| Yaau | 75 | 239 | / |
| Hyaa | 75 | 208 | / |
| Yaai | 75 | 154 | / |
| Yaap | 75 | 100 | / |
| Yaia | 75 | 24 | / |
| Ea'a | 75 | 18 | / |
| Yaay | 75 | 17 | / |
| Yaat | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ya'e | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ia'a | 75 | 7 | / |
| Yoaa | 75 | 5 | / |
| A'Ae | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ja'a | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yiaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yahya | 67 | 560,576 | / |
| Ya | 67 | 500,316 | / |
| Yahia | 67 | 143,874 | / |
| Yahay | 67 | 7,770 | / |
| Yayah | 67 | 5,693 | / |
| Yahai | 67 | 2,740 | / |
| Yayat | 67 | 2,307 | / |
| Yaaya | 67 | 828 | / |
| Yaaid | 67 | 287 | / |
| Yahja | 67 | 227 | / |
| Yayae | 67 | 126 | / |
| Yaawe | 67 | 124 | / |
| Yağaş | 67 | 98 | / |
| Hyaat | 67 | 92 | / |
| Yayas | 67 | 86 | / |
| Ya'ou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Yaowa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Yahah | 67 | 40 | / |
| Yaova | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yaaji | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yahau | 67 | 31 | / |
| Øyaas | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yahaa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yaaju | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yajah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yaayi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yoaia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yaaye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jayaa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yaaja | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yaayo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ysaia | 67 | 14 | / |
| Joyaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yaaha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yaahu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yaait | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yayad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yayap | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ja'at | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hyaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aayaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yajau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yaiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yhaia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yaaut | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jyaja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyaja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyaah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yayaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaaih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaaph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaiat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yhaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jyaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yhaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aiyaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yajaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayiaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ja'ah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ja'as | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaïya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| A'Aia | 67 | 1 | / |
| A'Ayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaiaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaats | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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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