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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yaayi is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname 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. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Yaayi is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 50 percent are found, Osun, where 38 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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