Yahji Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yahji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Yahji (86) may also be a first name.

Yahji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yahji is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yahji.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahji? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Yahji reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yahji is also the 1,032,266th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 86 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Yahji is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 89 percent are found, Adamawa, where 6 percent are found and Ogun, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahaji9140/
Yaji894,246/
Yahj891/
Yahia80143,874/
Yaghi8014,538/
Yahai802,740/
Yahyi80969/
Yahja80227/
Yahiy80193/
Yaaji8032/
Yajij8026/
Jahji8026/
Yahei8019/
Yahio8019/
Yajie8017/
Hyaji8014/
Yajih8011/
Yohji808/
Jyaji807/
Yahii804/
Yuhji803/
Yahiu802/
Yiaji802/
Yehji801/
Yajio801/
Yhuji801/
Yajiy801/
Yaj75258/
Yahayi73146/
Yahiah7365/
Jahjih7331/
Ajhaji7328/
Jahaji7326/
Yahaja7318/
Yahaia7314/
Ayyaji7314/
Yajich738/
Aiyaji733/
Yahaiy733/
Hyahia732/
Hyajij731/
Yaajid731/
Jahjii731/
Yahiot731/
Yiajie731/
Jahjie731/
Yajidh731/
Yajieh731/
Yahgie731/
Ahjiej731/
Ajyaji731/
Yaheis730/
Jaji6723,003/
Yahu678,097/
Yayi675,124/
Yeah672,146/
Yaja67904/
Yajo67471/
Yahy67456/
Yuji67455/
Hjij67320/
Yaju67241/
Yeji67230/
Yaje67165/
Yaai67154/
Yoji67133/
Yayh67123/
Yaiu67119/
Yhui6772/
Yaio6754/
Yiai6734/
Yauh6734/
Yaie6731/
Yaii6726/
Eaji6724/
Yaia6724/
Iaji6720/
Yhei6719/
Yhai6711/
Yaei6711/
Yajj677/
Iyji676/
Jahj675/
Yaij674/
Hjai673/
Yajh672/
Ijahaji672/
Gayyaji672/
Yaiy672/
Yahaiyi672/
Yahaiha672/
Jyaj671/
Isahaji671/
Hjoi671/
Aithoji671/
Yhoi671/
Yahajad671/
Yahaiou671/
Aicheji671/
Haiyaji671/
Aijhaji671/
Yohj671/
Yhie671/
Yhuj671/

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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 Yahji
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis