Yashua Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Yashua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Yashua (115) may also be a first name.
Yashua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yashua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yashua (Oriya: ଯଶୁଆ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yashua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yashua is the 1,465,390th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yashua live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 115 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria Yashua is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 89 percent are found, Kaduna, where 8 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yashua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yashua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯଶୁଆ | yasu'a | - |
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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 Yashua
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