Yahaay Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Yahaay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Yahaay (12) may also be a first name.
Yahaay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahaay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yahaay occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahaay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yahaay reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name in the world It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 913,906. In Niger Yahaay is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 43 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 29 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Niger this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Yahaay
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