Yayia Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Yayia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Yayia (27) may also be a first name.
Yayia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yayia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yayia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻳﻪ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yayia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yayia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Yayia are found; 58 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 27 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Enga, where 95 percent reside and Hela, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Yayia is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yayia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yayia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺎﻳﻪ | yayh | - |
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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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- 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 Yayia
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