Yahja Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Yahja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 215 | 1:615,113 | 48,757 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yahja (25) may also be a first name.
Yahja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yahja is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,085,744th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Yahja live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 615,113. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 96 percent reside, Central Java, where 2 percent reside and Gorontalo, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Yahja occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahaja | 91 | 18 | / |
| Yaja | 89 | 904 | / |
| Yahj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yahajad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yahya | 80 | 560,576 | / |
| Yahia | 80 | 143,874 | / |
| Yahay | 80 | 7,770 | / |
| Jahja | 80 | 3,572 | / |
| Yahai | 80 | 2,740 | / |
| Yahau | 80 | 31 | / |
| Yajah | 80 | 22 | / |
| Yahji | 80 | 21 | / |
| Yaaja | 80 | 16 | / |
| Yajau | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jyaja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hyaja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yhaja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yehja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yajaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jyaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaa | 75 | 17,984 | / |
| Yaj | 75 | 258 | / |
| Yahaya | 73 | 874,738 | / |
| Jahjah | 73 | 2,764 | / |
| Yahyah | 73 | 2,614 | / |
| Yahaye | 73 | 1,072 | / |
| Yahayi | 73 | 146 | / |
| Yahays | 73 | 95 | / |
| Yahiah | 73 | 65 | / |
| Yahayu | 73 | 47 | / |
| Yahaji | 73 | 40 | / |
| Yhayha | 73 | 39 | / |
| Yahaay | 73 | 25 | / |
| Hyahya | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yahaia | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yaahya | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yajaya | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yajaha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yahayo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yaahay | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yahayy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yaaiha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayyaja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yahaiy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yahaus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yahahu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hyahia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eahuja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyjaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyahay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yajaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahaeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahayd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahayt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaya | 67 | 213,287 | / |
| Yahu | 67 | 8,097 | / |
| Yaji | 67 | 4,246 | / |
| Yeah | 67 | 2,146 | / |
| Yahayah | 67 | 576 | / |
| Yajo | 67 | 471 | / |
| Yahy | 67 | 456 | / |
| Yuja | 67 | 432 | / |
| Yaju | 67 | 241 | / |
| Yaau | 67 | 239 | / |
| Hyaa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Yaje | 67 | 165 | / |
| Yaai | 67 | 154 | / |
| Yoja | 67 | 144 | / |
| Yeja | 67 | 141 | / |
| Yayh | 67 | 123 | / |
| Yahaaya | 67 | 59 | / |
| Yaahaya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ya'a | 67 | 45 | / |
| Yauh | 67 | 34 | / |
| Yaia | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yahahya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yaay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yajj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iaja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iyja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jahj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jyahaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yahayha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jahajah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahjyaje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hjai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hjau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yajh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahaiyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhayaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahaiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahayaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahgaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahajad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aujhuja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaheyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahaiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahaïye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahajjaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahyijah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahyahh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjoa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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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 Yahja
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