Yahia Surname
Approximately 143,874 people bear this surname
Yahia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 54,320 | 1:691 | 83 |
| Egypt | 45,914 | 1:2,002 | 280 |
| Algeria | 23,560 | 1:1,640 | 147 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,042 | 1:5,107 | 699 |
| Libya | 4,683 | 1:1,333 | 372 |
| Morocco | 4,328 | 1:7,966 | 1,045 |
| France | 1,416 | 1:46,909 | 6,040 |
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Kuwait | 222 | 1:17,120 | 2,252 |
| United States | 219 | 1:1,655,064 | 110,387 |
| United Arab Emirates | 163 | 1:56,210 | 5,525 |
| Tunisia | 139 | 1:4,393 | 692 |
| Spain | 129 | 1:362,419 | 20,499 |
| Burkina Faso | 122 | 1:150,427 | 3,837 |
| Belgium | 99 | 1:116,128 | 17,169 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Niger | 62 | 1:309,549 | 9,215 |
| Pakistan | 60 | 1:2,977,398 | 24,221 |
| Netherlands | 60 | 1:281,453 | 34,544 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Syria | 31 | 1:622,614 | 5,649 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Yahia (188,060) may also be a first name.
Yahia Demographics
Average Male Yahia Height
174.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Yahia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yahia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻲ, Hindi: याहीआ, Marathi: याहीया, Oriya: ୟାହିଆ) is borne by more people in Sudan than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yahia is the 3,891st most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 50,652 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Yahia reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 73 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 5,578th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 188,060 people.
The last name Yahia is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 54,320 people, or 1 in 691. Outside of Sudan it is found in 79 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 32 percent live and Algeria, where 16 percent live.
Yahia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yahia surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yahia earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.97% less than the national average, earning 211,205 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,604 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yahia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yahia in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାହିଆ | yahi'a | - |
| Yahia in the Marathi language | ||
| याहीया | yahiya | - |
| Yahia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺤﻲ | yhy | 50 |
| ﻳﺤﻴﻰ | yhyy | 39.29 |
| ﻳﺤﻰ | yhy | 10.71 |
| Yahia in the Hindi language | ||
| याहीआ | yahi'a | 20 |
| यहीआ | yahi'a | 20 |
| यहिया | yahiya | 20 |
| यहिआ | yahi'a | 20 |
| यहया | yahaya | 20 |
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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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- 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 Yahia
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