Yahhaya Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yahhaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahhaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Yahhaya (23) may also be a first name.

Yahhaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yahhaya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Yahhaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahhaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Yahhaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yahhaya live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yahhaya is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name globally, held by 23 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Yahhaya is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 42 percent are found, Zamfara, where 38 percent are found and Sokoto, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yoahaya861/
Yahahiya801/
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Yaheeaya801/
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Yahiya7712,012/
Yaheya772,661/
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Yataya7786/
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Yahuya7717/
Yahoya7711/
Yayhya777/
Yohaya776/
Yaihya775/
Yaheha774/
Yahaey774/
Yayhay772/
Yauhya771/
Yaehya771/
Yajhay771/
Yahayyaya751/
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Yaaciya7112/
Yashiya7110/
Iashaya719/
Yasayas717/
Yashoya712/
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Yothaya711/
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Ahayaou711/
Yahyyah711/
Yahioya711/
Yahaïye711/
Yaasiya711/
Yashaia711/
Yaheyad711/
Jathaya711/
Jashaya711/
Jyohaya711/
Yahea671,180/
Yaiya67284/
Yohay67224/
Yahoy67158/
Yaoya67107/
Yayya67107/
Yauya6716/
Yachayes6711/
Yhaea674/
Yothayat674/
Yaaitaya673/
Yoaya672/
Yaoha671/
Yahaouia671/
Yahouiya671/
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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 Yahhaya
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