Yaah Surname

207,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yaah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9691:47,6574,893
Cameroon7461:27,8413,783
Ivory Coast951:242,8559,751
Liberia501:88,1717,231
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Benin371:279,34123,629
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Yaah (1,285) may also be a first name.

Yaah Last Name Facts

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

Yaah is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 207,239th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,647,420 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Yaah reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 219,865th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,285 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 969 people, or 1 in 47,657. In Kenya Yaah is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 89 percent live, Kwale County, where 10 percent live and Machakos County, where 0 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 37 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.

Yaah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Yaah surname is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya.

In The United States Yaah are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yaah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 93.47% more than the national average, earning $83,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahah8940/
Yaaha8912/
Yaahu8911/
Ya'ah899/
Hyaah895/
Yaaih894/
Yaaph894/
Yaash892/
Yaach891/
Yaadh891/
Yah8623,022/
Yaa8617,984/
Yahaha80520/
Yaaich809/
Yaahay808/
Yahahe807/
Yaahap806/
Yahahu802/
Yaaish801/
Yahash801/
Yahu758,097/
Yash756,199/
Yaha755,485/
Yaad751,744/
Yaas75684/
Yach75632/
Yahy75456/
Jaah75415/
Yaaz75299/
Yaau75239/
Hyaa75208/
Yaai75154/
Yahz75154/
Yayh75123/
Yaap75100/
Ya'a7545/
Yauh7534/
Yadh7525/
Yaay7517/
Yaat7515/
Iaah7512/
Yahh759/
Hyah758/
Yaph757/
Yoaa755/
Yahp753/
Yajh752/
Yiaa751/
Yahj751/
Yhaa751/
Jyah751/
Yaaa751/
Ya67500,316/
Yaghi6714,538/
Yahay677,770/
Eyiah673,496/
Yahou672,893/
Yahai672,740/
Ayiah671,625/
Yahyi67969/
Yaaya67828/
Yaaid67287/
Yahiy67193/
Aiyah67152/
Aijah67117/
Ajiah67109/
Yağaş6798/
Ayyah6795/
Hyaat6792/
Agiah6791/
Yaheu6774/
Yaowa6766/
Yatch6750/
Yahyy6748/
Ijaah6747/
Jaaha6741/
Yacht6734/
Yaova6733/
Yahau6731/
Øyaas6727/
Oyyah6726/
Yahaa6725/
Ajjah6721/
Yoaia6720/
Yahei6719/
Aajha6716/
Yaaja6716/
Ayjah6716/
Yahyd6715/
Yahey6714/
Yaïch6714/
Yadch6713/
Ajeah6711/
Yaait6711/
Oyiah679/
Yachh678/
Aajho677/
Aayaa677/
Yahuu677/
Yaaut676/
Yahyh675/
Jaaah675/
Yahii674/
Eyjah673/
Uiyah673/
Ajyah673/
Jaaph673/
Yasht673/
Yhaha673/
Aiyaa673/
Yahdd672/
Yiach672/
Iaach672/
Eiyah672/
Yayhe672/
Yaouh672/
Ayiaa672/
Eaash672/
Ja'ah672/
Ajhah671/
Jyadh671/
Jyaha671/
Jyath671/
Oyeah671/
Jaadh671/
Ejyah671/
Eyyah671/
Yashz671/
Yieah671/
Yahhe671/
Jaahe671/
Yiash671/
Uyiah671/
Aiiah671/
Hyaht671/
Jaash671/
Ya'ai671/
Yaaad671/
Yashh671/
Yahch671/
Yaijh671/
Yaoeh671/
Yiaha671/
Eiyaa671/
Aaiha671/
Hyahe671/
Iaash671/
Yahhu671/
Yasth671/
Yaych671/
Yoaay671/
Yaaaa671/
Yadsh671/
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 Yaah
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