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

The surname Yahaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻲ, Hindi: याहया, Marathi: याहया, Oriya: ୟାହୟା) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 618^th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,331 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yahaya are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,650^th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 600,775 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 680,952 people, or 1 in 260. In Nigeria Yahaya is primarily found in: Kano, where 17 percent reside, Kaduna, where 10 percent reside and Jigawa, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Yahaya is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Yahaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Yahaya surname is chiefly Christian (60%) in Kenya and Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Yahaya last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Yahaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning R 289,092 per year and in United States they earn 31.88% less than the national average, earning $29,394 USD per year.