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Where Does The Last Name Yahya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yahya (Arabic: يحـي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻲ, Hindi: यहया, Marathi: याहया) is found most in Yemen. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 950^th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,000 people. The surname Yahya is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Yahya live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,325^th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 722,511 people.

The last name Yahya is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 173,937 people, or 1 in 152. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 31 percent are found, Ibb Governorate, where 13 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Not including Yemen Yahya occurs in 129 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Sudan, where 8 percent are found.

Yahya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (79%) in Kenya, Shiite (36%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Yahya surname are 12.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yahya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning 245,374 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,209 per year; in South Africa they earn 69.9% less than the national average, earning R 71,532 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning $60,062 CAD per year.