Yahayya Surname
Approximately 16,469 people bear this surname
Yahayya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16,413 | 1:10,793 | 1,129 |
| Niger | 51 | 1:376,314 | 10,650 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yahayya (16,471) may also be a first name.
Yahayya Demographics
Yahayya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahayyah | 93 | 31 | / |
| Yaayya | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yhayya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yahayyaha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yahaiya | 86 | 8,413 | / |
| Yahayaa | 86 | 100 | / |
| Yahayua | 86 | 7 | / |
| Yahayia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yoahaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yeahaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yahayaha | 80 | 22 | / |
| Yahaiyah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yaheya | 77 | 2,661 | / |
| Yahyaa | 77 | 369 | / |
| Yahiaa | 77 | 277 | / |
| Jhayya | 77 | 80 | / |
| Yaaiya | 77 | 14 | / |
| Yahhya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yayhay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yajhay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yhayyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yhayia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaheaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yahyaei | 71 | 3,184 | / |
| Jahayea | 71 | 55 | / |
| Hayyaou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Yahyaat | 71 | 10 | / |
| Yayahay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yahyaoi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yoahaah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yahyaou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ahayaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahayahass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahyaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hyaaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahaiia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajjayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aijayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yeahaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahua | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Jayya | 67 | 195 | / |
| Yajha | 67 | 161 | / |
| Yahoy | 67 | 158 | / |
| Yayha | 67 | 141 | / |
| Ehaya | 67 | 62 | / |
| Yayao | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yayaa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yahao | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yauha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yahha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yeaay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayyao | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yehay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yhaea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yhaua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yeaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
Yahayya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yahayya in the Hindi language | ||
| याहय्या | yahayya | - |
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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
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- 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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