Yaya Surname
Approximately 213,287 people bear this surname
Yaya Surname Definition:
Yaya is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: elder brother.
Yaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 56,351 | 1:369 | 17 |
| Nigeria | 42,996 | 1:4,120 | 549 |
| Chad | 41,498 | 1:328 | 30 |
| India | 14,023 | 1:54,701 | 3,752 |
| Ivory Coast | 10,157 | 1:2,271 | 222 |
| Benin | 8,278 | 1:1,249 | 152 |
| Togo | 7,035 | 1:1,030 | 86 |
| Sudan | 5,040 | 1:7,442 | 1,059 |
| Ethiopia | 3,381 | 1:28,851 | 3,488 |
| DR Congo | 3,270 | 1:22,593 | 2,860 |
| Peru | 2,458 | 1:12,931 | 1,725 |
| Indonesia | 1,878 | 1:70,420 | 7,589 |
| Niger | 1,665 | 1:11,527 | 845 |
| Colombia | 1,374 | 1:34,770 | 2,084 |
| Morocco | 1,227 | 1:28,098 | 4,481 |
| Egypt | 1,098 | 1:83,730 | 7,421 |
| Turkey | 1,025 | 1:75,923 | 6,998 |
| Burkina Faso | 935 | 1:19,628 | 1,368 |
| Russia | 851 | 1:169,357 | 19,218 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Philippines | 692 | 1:146,298 | 24,525 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Algeria | 630 | 1:61,320 | 10,185 |
| Mali | 516 | 1:32,886 | 1,020 |
| Tanzania | 494 | 1:107,169 | 10,409 |
| Argentina | 453 | 1:94,356 | 7,963 |
| Fiji | 377 | 1:2,372 | 387 |
| Uganda | 359 | 1:108,745 | 10,656 |
| United States | 287 | 1:1,262,923 | 89,039 |
| Thailand | 273 | 1:258,749 | 44,092 |
| Pakistan | 261 | 1:684,459 | 10,409 |
| Papua New Guinea | 226 | 1:36,078 | 4,313 |
| Kenya | 220 | 1:209,909 | 15,013 |
| Venezuela | 211 | 1:143,147 | 4,505 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| South Africa | 201 | 1:269,541 | 26,840 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Yemen | 146 | 1:180,995 | 8,182 |
| France | 136 | 1:488,402 | 68,701 |
| Spain | 135 | 1:346,311 | 19,910 |
| Japan | 134 | 1:954,062 | 19,651 |
| Mauritania | 131 | 1:31,258 | 2,561 |
| Malaysia | 93 | 1:317,142 | 17,217 |
| Zimbabwe | 93 | 1:166,003 | 20,492 |
| Belarus | 74 | 1:128,393 | 18,481 |
| Congo | 66 | 1:75,592 | 6,659 |
| Liberia | 57 | 1:77,343 | 6,506 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| China | 35 | 1:39,066,330 | 2,096 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Central African Republic | 25 | 1:180,616 | 58 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17 | 1:351,333 | 29,728 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Guinea | 13 | 1:910,294 | 1,296 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Yayã (19) are calculated separately.
Yaya (434,050) may also be a first name.
Yaya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Yaya is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: elder brother.
Yaya Demographics
Yaya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Yaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yaya (Arabic: يايا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻳﺎ, Hindi: याया, Marathi: याया, Oriya: ୟାୟା, Russian: Яя) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Yayã. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,616th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,168 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Yaya are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yaya is also the 2,354th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 434,050 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 56,351 people, or 1 in 369. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 39 percent live, North Region, where 24 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 122 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Chad, where 19 percent live.
Yaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (44%) in Russia, Christian (85%) in Kenya, Muslim (79%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Yaya are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yaya earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,345 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.6% less than the national average, earning R 153,036 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning $25,140,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $44,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.44% less than the national average, earning $31,084 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaya in the Marathi language | ||
| याया | yaya | 97.78 |
| यया | yaya | 2.22 |
| Yaya in the Hindi language | ||
| याया | yaya | 77.78 |
| याय | yaya | 11.11 |
| यया | yaya | 5.56 |
| उपाध्याय | upadhyaya | 2.78 |
| याह्या | yahya | 2.78 |
| Yaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺎﻳﺎ | yaya | 58.52 |
| ﻳﺎﻳﻪ | yayh | 21.22 |
| ﻳﺎﻱ | yay | 11.41 |
| ﻳﺤﻲ | yhy | 3.86 |
| ﻳﺎﻳﺔ | yayt | 0.96 |
| ﺍﻳﺎﻱ | ayay | 0.64 |
| ﻳﺤﻴﺎ | yhya | 0.48 |
| ﻳﻴﻪ | yyh | 0.48 |
| ﻳﺤﻴﻰ | yhyy | 0.48 |
| ﺍﻳﺎﻳﻪ | ayayh | 0.32 |
| ﻳﻴﻰ | yyy | 0.16 |
| ﺍﻳﺎﻳﺔ | ayayt | 0.16 |
| ﻳﺎﻳﻰ | yayy | 0.16 |
| ﺑﺎﻱ | bay | 0.16 |
| ﺍﻳﻲ | ayy | 0.16 |
| ﺃﻳﺎﻳﻪ | ayayh | 0.16 |
| Yaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାୟା | yaya | 50 |
| ଯୟ | yaya | 50 |
| Yaya in the Russian language | ||
| Яя | aa | - |
| Yaya in the Arabic language | ||
| يايا | yaya | - |
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