Yehiya Surname
Approximately 1,739 people bear this surname
Yehiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 877 | 1:23,727 | 3,118 |
| Mali | 645 | 1:26,309 | 898 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Burkina Faso | 36 | 1:509,781 | 7,011 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Yéhiya (1) are calculated separately.
Yehiya (1,325) may also be a first name.
Yehiya Demographics
Average Yehiya Salary in
United States
$99,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yehiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yehiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yehiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻴﻪ, Hindi: येहिया, Marathi: येहीया, Oriya: ଏହିୟା) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Yéhiya. For other potential spellings of Yehiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yehiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yehiya is the 232,192nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,190,653 people. The surname Yehiya is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Yehiya reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Yehiya is also the 215,847th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 1,325 people.
This last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 877 people, or 1 in 23,727. Barring Sri Lanka this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 37 percent reside and Kuwait, where 3 percent reside.
Yehiya Last Name Statistics demography
Yehiya earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 131.03% more than the national average, earning $99,688 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yéhiya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Yeshiya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yeiya | 91 | 95 | / |
| Yehyia | 83 | 322 | / |
| Yeihia | 83 | 122 | / |
| Yeheya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Yesiya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Yeheia | 83 | 10 | / |
| Yehiia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yeehya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yetiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyhiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yehyya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yeihya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jethiya | 77 | 84 | / |
| Yeshaya | 77 | 47 | / |
| Jeshiya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yehiyes | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ehihoya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yeshiye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yeahaia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yeahaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yehyyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yeshaia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yahyiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yehea | 73 | 535 | / |
| Yehui | 73 | 57 | / |
| Yeyya | 73 | 46 | / |
| Yeiye | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ieiya | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yehai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yehey | 73 | 10 | / |
| Geiya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yeeha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yehay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iyiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yeeya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yehei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yeyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeyja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yhyua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeshayau | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ehihioya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Jechhiya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ehichiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yessiyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ehichaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aiyetiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yeshayaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eaishiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yesaya | 67 | 11,792 | / |
| Jetiya | 67 | 76 | / |
| Jesiya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yeheyo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yesaia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ehijia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yayiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yihiyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yehuja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yeheye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giyiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ehijai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeiyua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeyyad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihiyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiyiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yesaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeheys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehichoyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejieya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yetiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeuyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeheyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jehiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeseya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeahey | 67 | 0 | / |
Yehiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yehiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺤﻴﻪ | yhyh | - |
| Yehiya in the Hindi language | ||
| येहिया | yehiya | - |
| Yehiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏହିୟା | ehiya | - |
| Yehiya in the Marathi language | ||
| येहीया | yehiya | - |
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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
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