Yahyay Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Yahyay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Yahyay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahyay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yahyay is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yahyay.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahyay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yahyay is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Yahyay are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Yahyay is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 75 percent are found and Kogi, where 25 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 44 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahayay | 92 | 8 | / |
| Yahyayi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Yahyaouy | 86 | 36 | / |
| Yahyai | 83 | 323 | / |
| Yahyha | 83 | 10 | / |
| Yajhay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yahjay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yahyaei | 77 | 3,184 | / |
| Yahyaee | 77 | 232 | / |
| Yahyouy | 77 | 44 | / |
| Yahayai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Yayahay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yajhaya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yahyaoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yahyahi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yahyaui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jayahay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yahyeha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yauhaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yahayye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yajha | 73 | 161 | / |
| Jayay | 73 | 90 | / |
| Yaaye | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yajay | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yeaay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yhaye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yehay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iyyay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yahuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yuyay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahayahi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yahayoui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yahayaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaheyaui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaheeaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaueay | 67 | 53 | / |
| Yaeyae | 67 | 37 | / |
| Yaayaa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yajhai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yajaha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yahyee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yahaey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ysehay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaheye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiyiay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iayaay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahyih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaayae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yajiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahyhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehyaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehyayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahayyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yauhey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yeahey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Yahyay
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