Yahayay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Yahayay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Yahayay (8) may also be a first name.
Yahayay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahayay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yahayay is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahayay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yahayay live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yahayay is also the 4,213,784th most common first name worldwide, borne by 8 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Yahayay is most common in: Sokoto, where 83 percent are found and Zamfara, where 17 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahyay | 92 | 9 | / |
| Yayhaya | 86 | 19 | / |
| Yahayai | 86 | 15 | / |
| Yahyayi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yajhaya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yahayye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yauhaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yeahaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yayay | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yahyaouy | 80 | 36 | / |
| Yahayahi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yahayaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahayajay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaheeaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yahyai | 77 | 323 | / |
| Yaayaa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Yahaey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yayhay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yajhay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yahjay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaayae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahayajaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yahayyaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yahyaei | 71 | 3,184 | / |
| Yahyaee | 71 | 232 | / |
| Yahyouy | 71 | 44 | / |
| Yayahay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yahyaoi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jahajay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yahyahi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yahyaui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ithayay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yayaaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahajaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yeahaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jayahay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jyayayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahayaei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yajha | 67 | 161 | / |
| Yayae | 67 | 126 | / |
| Yayai | 67 | 125 | / |
| Jayay | 67 | 90 | / |
| Yayaa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yaaye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Isahajay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yajay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yeaay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yhaye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yehay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yhaua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iyyay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yahuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yahayoui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yajaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yayaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaheyaui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jajihaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuyay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yahayay
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