Yakhya Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Yakhya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakhya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Pakistan581:3,080,06724,706
Senegal161:911,2093,010
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
England71:7,959,723202,100
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Yakhya (2,792) may also be a first name.

Yakhya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakhya (Russian: Яхья) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakhya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yakhya is the 839,220th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. The surname Yakhya is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Yakhya live; 37 percent live in North Africa and 37 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Yakhya is also the 138,098th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 2,792 people.

It is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Without taking into account Egypt Yakhya is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent live and Pakistan, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakhyah921/
Yakya9199/
Yachya83652/
Yakhia8345/
Yakyah836/
Yahkya833/
Yakhja831/
Yakyaa831/
Yakhyo831/
Jakhya831/
Yakayya7727/
Yakhiay7712/
Yaakyaa776/
Yakaiya774/
Yachyah773/
Yahaqya771/
Yachhya771/
Jakhyaa771/
Yakia73213/
Yakyo7324/
Yachaiya7125/
Yakkayya713/
Yakhiaee711/
Yahhayya711/
Yaakayya711/
Yakayyaa711/
Jakhoyya711/
Yakhiaei711/
Jakhia67315/
Yakiah6780/
Yachia6727/
Yaakia6717/
Yakeao678/
Yahhia677/
Jakyea674/
Jokhya674/
Jakhyo672/
Yajiha671/
Yokhia671/
Yakija671/
Jyajya671/
Yakkia671/
Jakeha670/

Yakhya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakhya in the Russian language
Яхьяaha-

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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 Yakhya
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