Yagya Surname

315,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Yagya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yagya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1461:669,34231,424
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Yagya (3,629) may also be a first name.

Yagya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yagya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yagya (Hindi: यज्ञ, Marathi: यग्या, Oriya: ୟାଗ, Russian: Ягья, Tibetan: ཡ་ག་) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Yagya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yagya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 315,325th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,123,988 people. Yagya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Yagya are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Yagya is also the 117,305th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 3,629 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 1,146 people, or 1 in 669,342. In India Yagya is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 97 percent are found, Delhi, where 1 percent are found and Haryana, where 1 percent are found. Not including India Yagya exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jagya80215/
Yogya80189/
Yadya8043/
Yagyo801/
Yadhya7316/
Hiagya739/
Yougya732/
Jhagya731/
Jagyaa731/
Yagyey731/
Yahdya731/
Yadayya67775/
Yadaiya674/
Ojhagya673/
Jahagya671/
Yadhgea671/

Yagya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yagya in the Tibetan language
ཡ་ག་yaga-
Yagya in the Hindi language
यज्ञyajna97.06
यज्ञाyajna1.31
यग्यyagya1.11
यग्याyagya0.16
याग्याyagya0.04
Yagya in the Marathi language
यग्याyagya66.67
याग्याyagya33.33
Yagya in the Oriya language
ୟାଗyaga50
ଯାଗାyaga50
Yagya in the Russian language
Ягьяaga-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yagya
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