Yahaiya Surname

59,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yahaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,2361:21,5081,934
Niger1381:139,0735,211
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
India121:63,922,115578,870
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Yahaiya (4,830) may also be a first name.

Yahaiya Last Name Facts

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

Yahaiya (Hindi: यहैया, Marathi: याहैया) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahaiya? popularity and diffusion

Yahaiya is the 59,927th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 866,224 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yahaiya reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yahaiya is also the 98,311th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 4,830 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8,236 people, or 1 in 21,508. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Katsina, where 38 percent are found, Zamfara, where 31 percent are found and Sokoto, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Yahaiya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yahaiyah932/
Yaaiya9214/
Yhaiya921/
Yahayya8616,469/
Yahayaa86100/
Yahayua867/
Yahayia862/
Yeahaia861/
Yeahaya861/
Hyaaiya861/
Yahaiia861/
Yoahaya861/
Yahayyah8031/
Yahayaha8022/
Yaheya772,661/
Yahyaa77369/
Yahiaa77277/
Yajhai7713/
Yaiyah7711/
Yahhya774/
Yaayya773/
Haiyao772/
Yayhay772/
Yaaija771/
Ihaiya771/
Yajhay771/
Yaheaa771/
Yhayia771/
Jhaiya771/
Yahaoi771/
Yahayyaha751/
Yahyaei713,184/
Jahayea7155/
Yahiaei7148/
Ojhaiya7132/
Yahyaat7110/
Yayahay719/
Yaaijyo714/
Yahiaoi714/
Yhaiyos714/
Yahyaoi713/
Yohaiah713/
Yoahaah712/
Yahyaou712/
Jaghiya711/
Yahayahass711/
Ahayaou711/
Haiyaou711/
Yayahai711/
Yohaiia711/
Jiyahai711/
Yahyaah711/
Jaiya671,130/
Yahua671,114/
Yajha67161/
Yahoy67158/
Yayha67141/
Yahoi6783/
Yayao6732/
Yayaa6726/
Aiyao6720/
Yoaia6720/
Yahao6719/
Yauha6711/
Yahha6711/
Yehai6710/
Yeaay676/
Yehay675/
Yhaua674/
Yhaea674/
Yeaha672/
Yaiaa671/
Yaoha671/
Iyhaa671/
Hiyea670/

Yahaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yahaiya in the Marathi language
याहैयाyahaiya50
यहैयाyahaiya50
Yahaiya in the Hindi language
यहैयाyahaiya33.33
यहियाyahiya33.33
याहियाyahiya33.33

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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 Yahaiya
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