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 surname Yahyayan occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahyayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yahyayan is the 2,776,799th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Yahyayan occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Yahyayan are found; 41 percent are found in West Asia and 29 percent are found in Levant.

Yahyayan is most frequently occurring in Lebanon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 402,649. In Lebanon it is mostly concentrated 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. Other than Lebanon Yahyayan is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Iran, where 22 percent are found.

Yahyayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yahyayan surname is chiefly Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Yahyayan are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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
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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 Yahyayan
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