Yakhya Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Yakhya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Russia | 88 | 1:1,637,762 | 109,009 |
| Pakistan | 58 | 1:3,080,067 | 24,706 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakhyah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yakya | 91 | 99 | / |
| Yachya | 83 | 652 | / |
| Yakhia | 83 | 45 | / |
| Yakyah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yahkya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yakhja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakyaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakhyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jakhya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakayya | 77 | 27 | / |
| Yakhiay | 77 | 12 | / |
| Yaakyaa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yakaiya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yachyah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yahaqya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yachhya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakhyaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakia | 73 | 213 | / |
| Yakyo | 73 | 24 | / |
| Yachaiya | 71 | 25 | / |
| Yakkayya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yakhiaee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahhayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaakayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakayyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakhoyya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakhiaei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakhia | 67 | 315 | / |
| Yakiah | 67 | 80 | / |
| Yachia | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yaakia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yakeao | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yahhia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jakyea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jokhya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jakhyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yajiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyajya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakkia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakeha | 67 | 0 | / |
Yakhya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakhya in the Russian language | ||
| Яхья | aha | - |
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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 Yakhya
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