Yahayya Surname

32,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yahayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,4131:10,7931,129
Niger511:376,31410,650
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yahayya (16,471) may also be a first name.

Yahayya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yahayya (Hindi: याहय्या) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yahayya.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahayya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,336th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 442,501 people. Yahayya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yahayya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yahayya is also the 43,508th most common given name world-wide It is held by 16,471 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16,413 people, or 1 in 10,793. In Nigeria Yahayya is mostly concentrated in: Katsina, where 41 percent live, Sokoto, where 21 percent live and Kebbi, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Yahayya occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Yahayya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yahayya surname is principally Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yahayyah9331/
Yaayya923/
Yhayya921/
Yahayyaha881/
Yahaiya868,413/
Yahayaa86100/
Yahayua867/
Yahayia862/
Yoahaya861/
Yeahaya861/
Yahayaha8022/
Yahaiyah802/
Yaheya772,661/
Yahyaa77369/
Yahiaa77277/
Jhayya7780/
Yaaiya7714/
Yahhya774/
Yayhay772/
Yajhay771/
Yhayyo771/
Yhayia771/
Yaheaa771/
Yahyaei713,184/
Jahayea7155/
Hayyaou7111/
Yahyaat7110/
Yayahay719/
Yahyaoi713/
Yoahaah712/
Yahyaou712/
Ahayaou711/
Yahayahass711/
Yahyaah711/
Hyaaiya711/
Yahaiia711/
Ajjayya711/
Aijayya711/
Yeahaia711/
Yahua671,114/
Jayya67195/
Yajha67161/
Yahoy67158/
Yayha67141/
Ehaya6762/
Yayao6732/
Yayaa6726/
Yahao6719/
Yauha6711/
Yahha6711/
Yeaay676/
Ayyao676/
Yehay675/
Yhaea674/
Yhaua674/
Yeaha672/
Yaoha671/
Iyhaa671/
Yaiaa671/

Yahayya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yahayya in the Hindi language
याहय्याyahayya-

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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 Yahayya
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