Yayani Surname
Approximately 478 people bear this surname
Yayani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 436 | 1:406,291 | 21,254 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Yayani (287) may also be a first name.
Yayani Demographics
Yayani Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Yayani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yayani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yayani (Marathi: यायािन) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yayani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yayani is the 637,196th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Yayani reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 522,011th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 287 people.
Yayani is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 406,291. In Nigeria Yayani is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 54 percent live, Anambra, where 21 percent live and Yobe, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Yayani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Yayani surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yayani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yayani in the Marathi language | ||
| यायािन | yayaina | 25 |
| यायानी | yayani | 25 |
| यायनी | yayani | 25 |
| ययानी | yayani | 25 |
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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 Yayani
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