Yagai Surname
Approximately 345 people bear this surname
Yagai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 263 | 1:78,970 | 9,696 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
The alternate forms: Yagaï (2) are calculated separately.
Yagai (1,644) may also be a first name.
Yagai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yagai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yagai (Hindi: यागी, Oriya: ୟାଗାଇ, Russian: Ягаи) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Yagaï. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yagai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 809,613th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Yagai reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 190,087th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 1,644 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 78,970. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 87 percent are found, North Region, where 12 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yagai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yagai in the Hindi language | ||
| यागी | yagi | - |
| Yagai in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାଗାଇ | yaga'i | 87.5 |
| ୟାଗାଈ | yaga'i | 12.5 |
| Yagai in the Russian language | ||
| Ягаи | agai | - |
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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 Yagai
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