Yaayi Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Yaayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Yaayi (14) may also be a first name.
Yaayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaayi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yaayi is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Yaayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaayi live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yaayi is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Yaayi is primarily found in: Oyo, where 50 percent are found, Osun, where 38 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Yaayi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahayi | 91 | 146 | / |
| Yayi | 89 | 5,124 | / |
| Yaai | 89 | 154 | / |
| Yaay | 89 | 17 | / |
| Yahaiyi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yahay | 80 | 7,770 | / |
| Yahai | 80 | 2,740 | / |
| Iyayi | 80 | 1,526 | / |
| Yahyi | 80 | 969 | / |
| Yaaya | 80 | 828 | / |
| Yaaid | 80 | 287 | / |
| Jyayi | 80 | 163 | / |
| Yaaji | 80 | 32 | / |
| Yayii | 80 | 29 | / |
| Yaaye | 80 | 18 | / |
| Yaayo | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yaait | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jaayi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yayyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yiayi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yaaih | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ya'ai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoaay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaa | 75 | 17,984 | / |
| Yay | 75 | 6,804 | / |
| Yahaya | 73 | 874,738 | / |
| Yahaye | 73 | 1,072 | / |
| Yahays | 73 | 95 | / |
| Giyayi | 73 | 60 | / |
| Jiyayi | 73 | 57 | / |
| Yahayu | 73 | 47 | / |
| Ajiayi | 73 | 46 | / |
| Yahaji | 73 | 40 | / |
| Ajjayi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Yahaay | 73 | 25 | / |
| Yaayaa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Yahaia | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yaahya | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yajaya | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yaayah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yahayo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yaaich | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yaahay | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yahayy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yaaiha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yahaiy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ajtayi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ajeayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ajyayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayyayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaaiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaajid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaayoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajsayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyiayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyahay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyaayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaaish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahayie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajgayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahayd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yhayis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahayt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaayap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaya | 67 | 213,287 | / |
| Yaye | 67 | 42,460 | / |
| Yaji | 67 | 4,246 | / |
| Yayo | 67 | 3,033 | / |
| Yitayih | 67 | 1,771 | / |
| Yayu | 67 | 1,318 | / |
| Yuyi | 67 | 999 | / |
| Jayi | 67 | 976 | / |
| Yaja | 67 | 904 | / |
| Yeyi | 67 | 595 | / |
| Yahayah | 67 | 576 | / |
| Yahy | 67 | 456 | / |
| Yoyi | 67 | 274 | / |
| Yaau | 67 | 239 | / |
| Hyaa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Yayh | 67 | 123 | / |
| Yaiu | 67 | 119 | / |
| Yahaaya | 67 | 59 | / |
| Yaio | 67 | 54 | / |
| Yaahaya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ya'a | 67 | 45 | / |
| Yaie | 67 | 31 | / |
| Yaii | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yaia | 67 | 24 | / |
| Eyyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yahahya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yayã | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hyay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yhai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yaei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yaey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yiay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iayi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iaai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jyahaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yahayha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yaij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yays | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yhay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahaiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahayaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahgaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aaey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahaiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahayiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahaïye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghiyaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aitayip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahayaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihayis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eashayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaysiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Yaayi
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