Yahayu Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Yahayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Yahayu (36) may also be a first name.
Yahayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yahayu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yahayu.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahayu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Yahayu live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 36 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Yahayu is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 30 percent reside, Kano, where 24 percent reside and Sokoto, where 19 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 9 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 Yahayu
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