Yehiya Surname

232,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Yehiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yehiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Mali6451:26,309898
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Burkina Faso361:509,7817,011
Niger271:710,81516,981
Qatar221:107,18211,536
India141:54,790,384527,769
France121:5,535,227269,324
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Yéhiya (1) are calculated separately.

Yehiya (1,325) may also be a first name.

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 held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Yéhiya. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yehiya? popularity and diffusion

Yehiya is the 232,192nd most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,190,653 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Yehiya are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Yehiya is also the 215,847th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 1,325 people.

This last name is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 877 people, or 1 in 23,727. Other than Sri Lanka Yehiya occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 37 percent live and Kuwait, where 3 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yéhiya941/
Yeshiya921/
Yeiya9195/
Yehyia83322/
Yeihia83122/
Yeheya8311/
Yesiya8311/
Yeheia8310/
Yehiia834/
Yeehya832/
Yetiya831/
Iyhiya831/
Yehyya831/
Yeihya831/
Jethiya7784/
Yeshaya7747/
Jeshiya776/
Yehiyes774/
Ehihoya772/
Yeshiye771/
Yeahaia771/
Yeahaya771/
Yehyyah771/
Yeshaia771/
Yahyiya771/
Yehea73535/
Yehui7357/
Yeyya7346/
Yeiye7328/
Ieiya7314/
Yehai7310/
Yehey7310/
Geiya736/
Yeeha736/
Yehay735/
Iyiya734/
Yeeya733/
Yehei732/
Yeyia731/
Yeiyo731/
Yeyja731/
Yhyua731/
Yeshayau7111/
Ehihioya719/
Jechhiya715/
Ehichiya711/
Yessiyah711/
Ehichaya711/
Aiyetiya711/
Yeshayaz711/
Eaishiya711/
Yesaya6711,792/
Jetiya6776/
Jesiya6733/
Yeheyo6724/
Yesaia679/
Ehijia678/
Yayiya676/
Yihiyi676/
Yehuja675/
Yeheye674/
Giyiya674/
Ehijai673/
Jeiyua672/
Yeyyad672/
Ihiyya672/
Jiyiya672/
Yesaiy671/
Yeyhea671/
Yehaha671/
Yeheys671/
Ehichoyha671/
Ehiyie671/
Ejieya671/
Yetiye671/
Yeuyad671/
Yeheyi671/
Hiyiya671/
Yihiye671/
Eaiaya671/
Geyiya671/
Yeyoya671/
Yeyiyo671/
Jehiyo671/
Yeseya671/
Yeahey670/

Yehiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yehiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺤﻴﻪyhyh-
Yehiya in the Hindi language
येहियाyehiya-
Yehiya in the Oriya language
ଏହିୟାehiya-
Yehiya in the Marathi language
येहीयाyehiya-

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