Yayagana Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Yayagana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 241 | 1:735,032 | 33,525 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yayagana (155) may also be a first name.
Yayagana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yayagana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yayagana is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yayagana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,035,555th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yayagana reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yayagana is also the 738,219th most widespread given name globally It is held by 155 people.
Yayagana is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 735,032. In Nigeria Yayagana is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 97 percent reside, Yobe, where 2 percent reside and Gombe, where 0 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yayaganah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Jayagani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jayangani | 71 | 585 | / |
| Jayaganes | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jayganash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jayagaune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jayaganesh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ishayagani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayagoni | 63 | 65 | / |
| Yehagane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Yajigani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Yeaganeh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jayagone | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jayganesh | 59 | 2 | / |
| Yehagaane | 59 | 1 | / |
| Geyengana | 59 | 1 | / |
| Jajaghani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Jeyaganesh | 56 | 16 | / |
| Yehangaane | 56 | 1 | / |
| Yoigani | 53 | 24 | / |
| Jaugani | 53 | 6 | / |
| Jaigani | 53 | 3 | / |
| Geygane | 53 | 2 | / |
| Jougana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jaegani | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jojagani | 50 | 7 | / |
| Jayigoni | 50 | 5 | / |
| Jaiganes | 50 | 2 | / |
| Yujigani | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Yayagana
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