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

The surname Yaah occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 207,239th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,647,420 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Yaah live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Yaah is also the 219,865th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,285 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 969 people, or 1 in 47,657. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 89 percent are found, Kwale County, where 10 percent are found and Machakos County, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Yaah exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 37 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found.

Yaah Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Yaah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the 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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