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
Yagai (Hindi: यागी, Oriya: ୟାଗାଇ, Russian: Ягаи) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Yagaï. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yagai? popularity and diffusion
Yagai is the 809,613th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Yagai are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Yagai is also the 190,087th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 1,644 people.
The last name Yagai is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 78,970. In Cameroon Yagai is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 87 percent reside, North Region, where 12 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
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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