Yayay Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yayay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yayay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Yayay (64) may also be a first name.

Yayay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yayay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻱ, Hindi: ययय, Russian: Ыаыаы) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yayay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yayay is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Yayay are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Yayay is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 64 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Herat, where 100 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Mauritania, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Yayay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yayay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻱyay-
Yayay in the Hindi language
यययyayaya-
Yayay in the Russian language
Ыаыаыyayay-

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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
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  • 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 Yayay
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