Yahaye Surname
Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname
Yahaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 630 | 1:30,464 | 1,724 |
| Benin | 396 | 1:26,100 | 3,496 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Yahaye (681) may also be a first name.
Yahaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yahaye occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yahaye is the 342,318th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,798,084 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yahaye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 317,248th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 681 people.
It is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 630 people, or 1 in 30,464. In Niger Yahaye is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 85 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 6 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent reside. Beside Niger this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 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 Yahaye
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