Yayra Surname
Approximately 1,180 people bear this surname
Yayra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Yayra (6,744) may also be a first name.
Yayra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yayra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yayra is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yayra? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 317,498th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,175,886 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yayra are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yayra is also the 79,499th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 6,744 people.
This last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Togo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Yayra
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