Where Does The Last Name Yayye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yayye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻳﻪ) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yayye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 4,532,898^th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Yayye are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yayye is also the 2,084,397^th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 26 people.

The surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Yayye is mostly found in: Dosso Region, where 38 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 25 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Niger this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Mauritania, where 11 percent are found.