Yahis Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yahis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel101:855,76354,181
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Yahis (24) may also be a first name.

Yahis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yahis (Hindi: याहीस, Marathi: याहीस) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Yahis reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 855,763. In Israel Yahis is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 90 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Israel Yahis occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahish913/
Yaheis910/
Yais89414/
Yaish802,770/
Yayis8037/
Jahis8030/
Yaist8030/
Yahes8013/
Hyais8012/
Yahiç8011/
Yaise809/
Yaits803/
Yohis803/
Yaeis802/
Jyais801/
Jahish735,732/
Yahich733/
Yaeish732/
Jahies732/
Yaisse732/
Yoaish731/
Yauish731/
Aiyais731/
Yayise731/
Yeaish731/
Jahids731/
Eais6784/
Yaes6755/
Yois6740/
Iais6712/
Yaiz6710/
Yehaish672/
Yaix671/
Gayyais671/
Yaouiss671/
Yaisova671/
Yaheesh671/
Yeheish671/
Yehaise671/
Jahisch670/

Yahis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yahis in the Marathi language
याहीसyahisa66.67
यािहसyaihasa33.33
Yahis in the Hindi language
याहीसyahisa50
यहीसyahisa50

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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 Yahis
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