Yahyayan Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Yahyayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahyayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon141:402,64911,601
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Yahyayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yahyayan is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahyayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Yahyayan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Yahyayan reside; 41 percent reside in West Asia and 29 percent reside in Levant.

This last name is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 402,649. In Lebanon Yahyayan is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 79 percent are found, Beirut Governorate, where 14 percent are found and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 7 percent are found. Not including Lebanon it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Iran, where 22 percent are found.

Yahyayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Yahyayan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Yahyayan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahyaian8830/
Yahiayan8826/
Yahyeyan883/
Yahyaean881/
Yahaiayan821/
Yahiayaan821/
Yajayan801/
Yehiayan756/
Jayayant752/
Yeghiayan71127/
Yaeeyan6722/
Jayayam671/
Jajayan671/
Joyayan671/

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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 Yahyayan
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