Yakhia Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Yakhia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakhia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Yakhia (143) may also be a first name.

Yakhia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakhia (Russian: Яхиа) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yakhia.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakhia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Yakhia are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Yakhia is also the 772,378th most frequent forename internationally, held by 143 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,167,747. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 29 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 24 percent live and Kiev, where 19 percent live. Other than Ukraine this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 20 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Yakia91213/
Yakhiaei861/
Yakhiaee861/
Yakhya83328/
Jakhia83315/
Yakiah8380/
Yachia8327/
Yaakia8317/
Yahhia837/
Yakhja831/
Yakkia831/
Yakija831/
Yokhia831/
Yakaiya774/
Yatchia772/
Yahhiat771/
Yakogia771/
Yakhyah771/
Jakia7311,018/
Yakya7399/
Yokia7375/
Yakio7374/
Yajia7333/
Yachaiya7125/
Yahachia714/
Aiyachia711/
Yoakijai711/
Yashchia711/
Jakiah67838/
Eyokia67728/
Yachya67652/
Jokhia67476/
Jachia67104/
Jakhio6778/
Jackia6738/
Iachia6729/
Jaikia6714/
Yakeao678/
Yakyah676/
Jatkia675/
Jakkia674/
Oyokia673/
Yahkya673/
Jakija672/
Yackio671/
Jakhya671/
Jhakia671/
Yakhyo671/
Yakkaiiah671/
Yachio671/
Yokiad671/
Yakyaa671/
Hyajia671/
Iakiah671/
Jakiay671/
Jakiea671/
Jiakia671/
Yajiha671/
Yakijo671/
Jakeha670/
Yochia670/

Yakhia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakhia in the Russian language
Яхиаahia-

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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 Yakhia
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