Yayah Surname

84,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yayah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yayah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,5851:36,8904,293
Nigeria1,3391:132,2958,585
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Pakistan1691:1,057,06413,399
Cameroon761:273,27726,204
Malaysia681:433,73922,323
Liberia401:110,2138,601
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brunei11:418,7313,893
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yayah (144,865) may also be a first name.

Yayah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yayah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻳﺎﻩ, Hindi: यायाह, Marathi: यायाह) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yayah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,820th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,280,089 people. The last name Yayah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Yayah live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yayah is also the 7,223rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 144,865 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,585 people, or 1 in 36,890. In Indonesia Yayah is most prevalent in: West Java, where 73 percent live, Jakarta, where 12 percent live and Central Java, where 6 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Ghana, where 6 percent live.

Yayah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yayah last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Yayah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.03% less than the national average, earning $30,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yayahp9112/
Yaayah9112/
Yhayah914/
Yayaph913/
Yayach913/
Yayash911/
Ysayah911/
Yaya89213,287/
Yayh89123/
Yahayah83576/
Yshayah83459/
Yhayaha832/
Aysayah831/
Yayeh804,425/
Jayah803,366/
Yayat802,307/
Yaaya80828/
Yhaya80184/
Yayae80126/
Ysaya80111/
Yayuh8098/
Yayas8086/
Yeyah8022/
Yajah8022/
Yayoh8021/
Yoyah8019/
Iyyah8014/
Yeaya8011/
Yaahu8011/
Yayad8010/
Yayap8010/
Yuaya809/
Hyaya808/
Yiyah807/
Yuyah807/
Yaiah806/
Yayaz804/
Yaaih804/
Jyaya803/
Iayah802/
Yayhe802/
Yoaya802/
Yiaya802/
Yaïya801/
Yaych801/
Yaaeh801/
Yahayath771/
Yaa7517,984/
Yay756,804/
Yahaya73874,738/
Yayesh739,983/
Jayash733,597/
Aiyaya73274/
Oyiaya73148/
Yejaya7369/
Yhayha7339/
Youyah7332/
Yisaya7326/
Yaayaa7323/
Ijayah7314/
Yaahya7314/
Yajaya7313/
Yajaha7313/
Ysayas7310/
Yaaich739/
Yayech739/
Yayush739/
Jahyah738/
Yaahay738/
Jayadh737/
Hyayat735/
Yihaya734/
Oyeaya734/
Yehyah734/
Jayaya734/
Yaaiha734/
Yheyah734/
Jayaph732/
Hiyyah732/
Yhayat732/
Eayjah732/
Yshaya732/
Yayadd731/
Yayatt731/
Yaaiah731/
Yujaya731/
Hyayoh731/
Jeyaya731/
Yuhyah731/
Yaaish731/
Yaïyaï731/
Yiayaz731/
Aysaya731/
Yaayap731/
Eaiyah731/
Ja'yah731/
Jaya67197,456/
Yaye6742,460/
Yahu678,097/
Yayi675,124/
Yayo673,033/
Yeah672,146/
Yitayih671,771/
Yayu671,318/
Yaja67904/
Yahy67456/
Yaau67239/
Hyaa67208/
Yaai67154/
Yahaaya6759/
Yaahaya6751/
Ya'a6745/
Yauh6734/
Iaya6726/
Yaia6724/
Aisyyah6723/
Yayã6719/
Yaay6717/
Hyay6712/
Yaey6711/
Yiay679/
Aysiyah676/
Jyahaya675/
Ayiahoo675/
Gaiyaya675/
Iayh674/
Ytayesh674/
Jayh673/
Yays673/
Yajh672/
Yhay672/
Yaiy672/
Yahayaz672/
Yahgaya672/
Jyohaya671/
Etayash671/
Ayyaiah671/
Ayyayas671/
Haiyaya671/
Ajhiyah671/
Eayh671/
Hyahaya671/
Yaae671/
Yayhova671/
Yahj671/
Esayash671/
Ayshaya671/
Yoahaya671/
Yyeh671/
Yayy671/
Jyay671/

Yayah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yayah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻳﺎﻩyayah75
ﻳﺎﻱyay8.33
ﻳﻴﺎﻩyyah8.33
ﻳﺎﻳﻪyayh8.33
Yayah in the Hindi language
यायाहyayaha66.67
यायाहाyayaha33.33
Yayah in the Marathi language
यायाहyayaha50
यायहyayaha50

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