Yay Surname

72,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,1421:15,1341,876
Cambodia7351:21,0711,331
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Peru1951:162,9968,312
Niger831:231,2297,510
Australia551:490,83137,357
India451:17,045,897267,282
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Mauritania211:194,9939,876
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
England151:3,714,537119,675
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Somaliland91:388,9091,001
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Yay (1,687) may also be a first name.

Yay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻱ, Hindi: याय, Oriya: ଯଯ, Tibetan: ཡས་) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,454th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,071,068 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Yay reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 64 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 187,318th most commonly held first name globally, held by 1,687 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 5,142 people, or 1 in 15,134. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Izmir Province, where 13 percent live and Ankara Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Turkey Yay occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 11 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.

Yay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yay last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yay earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 49.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,828 per year and in United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaya86213,287/
Yaye8642,460/
Yayi865,124/
Yayo863,033/
Yayu861,318/
Yahy86456/
Yayh86123/
Yayã8619/
Yaay8617/
Hyay8612/
Yaey8611/
Yiay869/
Yoay865/
Yays863/
Yhay862/
Yaiy862/
Yayy861/
Jyay861/
Ya80500,316/
Yahya75560,576/
Yahye7510,862/
Yahay757,770/
Yayah755,693/
Yayeh754,425/
Yayat752,307/
Iyayi751,526/
Yahyi75969/
Yaaya75828/
Yayes75375/
Yayee75277/
Yahiy75193/
Yahyo75165/
Jyayi75163/
Yayot75141/
Yayae75126/
Yayuh7598/
Yayus7591/
Yayas7586/
Yayut7577/
Yayod7562/
Yahyu7557/
Yahyy7548/
Yayii7529/
Yayez7526/
Yaayi7521/
Yayoh7521/
Yayup7519/
Yaaye7518/
Jyaiy7516/
Yaayo7515/
Yahyd7515/
Yahey7514/
Ysaye7512/
Ytayo7512/
Yayad7510/
Yayoz7510/
Yayap7510/
Yayet759/
Yayue759/
Hyaya758/
Yayos755/
Yhaye755/
Yahyh755/
Yayaz754/
Yayep754/
Yayyi754/
Yiayi754/
Yaeye754/
Jyaya753/
Ayyay752/
Yayhe752/
Yawyo752/
Yajyo751/
Hyaye751/
Hyayt751/
Jyaye751/
Jyayo751/
Uiyay751/
Ytaye751/
Yayuz751/
Yaïya751/
Yaïyo751/
Yajiy751/
Yiaye751/
Yihay751/
Yhayo751/
Eiyay751/
Yayop751/
Yaych751/
Yoaay751/
Hyayo751/
Yahaya67874,738/
Yap67173,355/
Jay6755,828/
Yat6746,191/
Yas6734,336/
Yah6723,022/
Yaa6717,984/
Yoa6717,443/
Yayesh679,983/
Yaz677,776/
Yad675,242/
Yua673,707/
Yoy673,656/
Yahyah672,614/
Yhy672,535/
Yaş672,116/
Yea671,832/
Yae671,334/
Hya671,314/
Yahaye671,072/
Yuy67836/
Yey67813/
Yaï67786/
Yia67570/
Jya67475/
Aiyaya67274/
Yyt67260/
Yaj67258/
Eay67235/
Yaî67166/
Yahych67160/
Yahayi67146/
Yha67128/
Øya67117/
Yahays6795/
Hayyay6775/
Giyayi6760/
Jiyayi6757/
Iay6755/
Yahayu6747/
Yaç6741/
Yhayha6739/
Yyy6738/
Yyd6729/
Yiy6727/
Yahaay6725/
Yaayaa6723/
Yahysh6723/
Yye6720/
Hyahya6718/
Yyi6717/
Yys6715/
Yaahya6714/
Ványay6714/
Yajaya6713/
Yayahp6712/
Yaayah6712/
Yyo6711/
Yahayo6710/
Yahyee679/
Yyz679/
Yayech679/
Yayush679/
Yaahay678/
Yyh678/
Yahayy677/
Yyp677/
Hyayat675/
Jayaya674/
Aiyayo674/
Yitayu674/
Yayaph673/
Yahaiy673/
Yisayu673/
Oytayo673/
Yayach673/
Eyy672/
Ajyayi672/
Yhayou672/
Ayyayi672/
Hyahye672/
Hyayed671/
Ayyayu671/
Yayadd671/
Yayatt671/
Yaà671/
Yaayoo671/
Eyiayi671/
Hyahay671/
Hyayoh671/
Jeyaya671/
Jyaayo671/
Yaïyaï671/
Yahyuh671/
Yhayyo671/
Aiyaye671/
Eyeayu671/
Yayash671/
Yahayd671/
Yhayis671/
Yitaye671/
Yojiay671/
Yahayt671/
Yaayap671/
Jyahyu671/
Yağ670/
Auyhay670/

Yay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yay in the Tibetan language
ཡས་-
Yay in the Oriya language
ଯଯyaya-
Yay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻱyay91.3
ﻳﻲyy4.35
ﺍﻳﺎﻱayay4.35
Yay in the Hindi language
यायyaya33.33
ययyaya33.33
जयjaya33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yay
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