Yahyawi Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Yahyawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahyawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Iran771:997,17646,104
Algeria211:1,839,59843,473
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Yahyawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yahyawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻴﺎﻭﻱ) is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahyawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 862,604th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Yahyawi are found; 63 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

Yahyawi is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Other than Saudi Arabia Yahyawi is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 24 percent are found and Algeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahywi9230/
Yayawi921/
Yahyavi86573/
Yehyawi8611/
Yahiawi866/
Yahyaui862/
Yahyawe861/
Yahyawy861/
Yahyabei801/
Yayawe77175/
Yayawa7774/
Yayavi772/
Jayawi772/
Yahywa771/
Yayabi771/
Yahyoui712,736/
Yahyova7118/
Yahiaui718/
Yahyeva713/
Yahaivi713/
Yahyubi712/
Yahyavy711/
Jaihawi711/
Yahyewe711/
Yohyavi711/
Jayawai711/
Yahiavi711/
Jayabhai67244/
Yahyabey67130/
Yayva67102/
Yajabhai6762/
Yahyouid6726/
Yeyabhai673/
Joyabhai673/
Yojabhai671/
Yaywa671/
Yahyoviç671/
Ehawi671/

Yahyawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yahyawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺤﻴﺎﻭﻱyhyawy-

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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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  • 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 Yahyawi
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