Yayya Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Yayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger461:417,21811,489
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Yayya (148) may also be a first name.

Yayya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yayya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻳﻴﻪ, Hindi: यय्या, Russian: Ыаыыа) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yayya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Yayya occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Yayya live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 757,758th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 148 people.

The last name Yayya is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 417,218. In Niger Yayya is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 46 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 30 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger Yayya is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yayyah914/
Yayyat911/
Yayyaz911/
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Hyayyat832/
Ayyayya831/
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Yaiya80284/
Yaoya80107/
Yayia8036/
Yayye8019/
Yauya8016/
Yoyya804/
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Yayoy802/
Yayyo802/
Yayja801/
Yahiya7312,012/
Yaheya732,661/
Yahyia73202/
Yasaya73171/
Yataya7386/
Yasiya7341/
Yatuya7340/
Yauyau7336/
Yahuya7317/
Yayiye7312/
Yatiya7312/
Yahoya7311/
Yaciya739/
Yaouya738/
Yasuya738/
Ayyaou737/
Yoyyad735/
Yaihya735/
Yayiyo734/
Yaiyad732/
Yayhay732/
Yaseya732/
Yayoyo731/
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Yaehya731/
Yoyyat731/
Yaceya731/
Yatoya731/
Yayhye731/
Yayiah731/
Jauyya731/
Iayyaz731/
Yahayyaha711/
Yahayyaya711/
Yaye6742,460/
Yahhaya6750/
Yashaya6723/
Yatoyat6718/
Yaoa6717/
Yahiyah6716/
Yattaya6713/
Yaaciya6712/
Yaey6711/
Hayyaou6711/
Yashiya6710/
Yasayas677/
Yaea677/
Yahhiya675/
Yoay675/
Yoaa675/
Yaoy674/
Yajhaya673/
Yahgaya672/
Yahouya672/
Yashoya672/
Yahauya672/
Yauhaya671/
Yaheyad671/
Yassayy671/
Ayyooya671/
Jyatiya671/
Jyotayy671/
Yaseyah671/
Yathaya671/
Yahaeya671/
Yahsaya671/
Yahaoya671/
Yahioya671/
Yaasiya671/
Yasieya671/
Yajieya671/
Yatiyat671/
Hayyaye671/

Yayya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yayya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻳﻴﻪyayyh-
Yayya in the Hindi language
यय्याyayya50
याय्याyayya50
Yayya in the Russian language
Ыаыыаyayya-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yayya
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