Yaoya Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Yaoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 91 | 1:1,404,882 | 23,668 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
Yaoya (433) may also be a first name.
Yaoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yaoya (Russian: Яоя) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,775,494th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Yaoya live; 88 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Yaoya is also the 412,254th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 433 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 1,404,882. In Japan it is most common in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 42 percent reside, Akita Prefecture, where 34 percent reside and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside and Taiwan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yaoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaoya in the Russian language | ||
| Яоя | aoa | - |
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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 Yaoya
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