Yehaya Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Yehaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Yehaya (26) may also be a first name.
Yehaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yehaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yehaya (Hindi: येहया, Marathi: मयेहया) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yehaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Yehaya live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 26 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 42 percent reside, Oyo, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Yehaya occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside and Pakistan, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yehaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yehaya in the Hindi language | ||
| येहया | yehaya | - |
| Yehaya in the Marathi language | ||
| मयेहया | mayehaya | - |
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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 Yehaya
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