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Where Does The Last Name Yah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yah (Arabic: الياه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺎﻩ, Hindi: याह, Marathi: याह) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 23,533^rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 316,547 people. Yah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Yah are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Yah is also the 15,179^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 63,263 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 7,024 people, or 1 in 3,285. In The Ivory Coast Yah is mostly concentrated in: Zanzan District, where 31 percent are found, Montagnes District, where 15 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 30 percent are found and Liberia, where 13 percent are found.

Yah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Yah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yah last name grew 1,492 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yah Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Yah last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Yah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning $37,274 USD per year.