Yaheye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Yaheye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Yaheye (3) may also be a first name.
Yaheye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaheye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yaheye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻲ) is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaheye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Yaheye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaheye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 3 people.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yaheye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaheye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺤﻲ | yhy | - |
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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 Yaheye
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