Yayha Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Yayha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 79 | 1:2,261,315 | 20,628 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Yayha (85) may also be a first name.
Yayha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yayha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yayha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻲ, Hindi: ययहा, Marathi: यािहया) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yayha.
How Common Is The Last Name Yayha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yayha is the 1,491,356th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Yayha are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Yayha is also the 1,039,322nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 85 people.
The surname Yayha is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,261,315. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 46 percent reside, Sindh, where 41 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yayha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yayha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺤﻲ | yhy | - |
| Yayha in the Hindi language | ||
| ययहा | yayaha | - |
| Yayha in the Marathi language | ||
| यािहया | yaihaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Yayha
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