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
The surname Yahja occurs most in Indonesia. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,085,744th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Yahja are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 25 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 615,113. In Indonesia Yahja is most frequent in: East Java, where 96 percent live, Central Java, where 2 percent live and Gorontalo, where 1 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
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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