Yehya Surname

30,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Yehya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yehya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt13,6061:6,757823
Saudi Arabia2,7031:11,4151,576
Pakistan1991:897,70812,217
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Mauritania1391:29,4592,454
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
United Arab Emirates831:110,3899,598
Qatar781:30,2313,215
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Canada391:944,75971,777
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
England241:2,321,58686,519
India221:34,866,608408,224
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Libya91:693,7751,982
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
France51:13,284,544357,392
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Yehya (15,057) may also be a first name.

Yehya Last Name Facts

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

Yehya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻲ) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yehya.

How Common Is The Last Name Yehya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yehya is the 30,586th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 417,529 people. The last name Yehya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Yehya reside; 78 percent reside in North Africa and 78 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 46,267th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 15,057 people.

The surname Yehya is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 13,606 people, or 1 in 6,757. Beside Egypt this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Yehya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yehya surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Yehya earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.12% less than the national average, earning $43,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yehyah914/
Yeya892,613/
Yeha891,556/
Yahya80560,576/
Yehia80128,702/
Yeyap80441/
Ehiya80224/
Yheya80185/
Yhaya80184/
Yehye80145/
Yehah8027/
Jehya8024/
Yeyah8022/
Yeaya8011/
Yhyia8010/
Yuhya809/
Yehat809/
Yhiya805/
Yohya805/
Eheya804/
Ehuya803/
Ehoya803/
Ehyia803/
Yehga803/
Yehja802/
Yeyas802/
Yehyi802/
Yehyo802/
Yeuha802/
Yeyaz801/
Yehiy801/
Hajyehya771/
Yea751,832/
Yey75813/
Yahyah732,614/
Esheya73816/
Eshaya73247/
Eshiya73189/
Yejaya7369/
Echeya7355/
Yihiya7352/
Yhayha7339/
Echiya7337/
Yheeya7329/
Hehyia7317/
Ayieya7315/
Yaahya7314/
Yieyap7313/
Jehyah7313/
Echuya7311/
Etheya739/
Yeghia739/
Yhahya735/
Yehyeh735/
Yihaya734/
Yhayah734/
Oyeaya734/
Yheyah734/
Ethiya734/
Yhieya734/
Yehyee733/
Eshuya733/
Yieyha733/
Ehouya733/
Yhayat732/
Yshaya732/
Eaheya731/
Ayseha731/
Yehjah731/
Eshoya731/
Echyia731/
Yuhyah731/
Yshiya731/
Aayeya731/
Echoya731/
Ehieya731/
Yehaha731/
Jehyae731/
Geya6716,872/
Yeap6713,638/
Yeye678,911/
Yuya675,513/
Yoya674,339/
Jeya672,207/
Yeah672,146/
Ysea671,427/
Jeha671,338/
Yeyi67595/
Yead67546/
Iyya67527/
Yshayah67459/
Yahy67456/
Yhea67291/
Hyaa67208/
Yeyo67173/
Yeja67141/
Ehai6780/
Hyua6767/
Ehea6766/
Euya6755/
Eoya6741/
Yeuh6739/
Yoey6736/
Yeas6730/
Ehay6724/
Ieya6722/
Yahahya6719/
Ehoy6719/
Ehau6718/
Yeat6717/
Yeia6717/
Yiey6716/
Hyay6712/
Yhai6711/
Yeea678/
Ehiy677/
Yoea677/
Hyea676/
Yhau675/
Ayseyat675/
Ehuy675/
Ayshiya674/
Eashaya674/
Ehga674/
Yhey674/
Ehey673/
Eishaya673/
Ehyi673/
Yeyeowa673/
Ehaj672/
Yhay672/
Yohy672/
Yhayaha672/
Jyey672/
Yithiya672/
Eeha672/
Yeyp672/
Yeaz672/
Yejh672/
Hyey672/
Jyohaya671/
Eahy671/
Ethiyaz671/
Ağayeya671/
Hechaya671/
Jiehaya671/
Oytehat671/
Yishiya671/
Essihya671/
Ayshaya671/
Yeyy671/
Eichoya671/
Yahyahh671/
Yoahaya671/
Yyeh671/
Yyoa671/
Yuhy671/
Ytea671/
Yejy671/
Ycea671/
Yiea671/
Yhoa671/
Yhuy671/

Yehya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yehya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺤﻲyhy79.53
ﻳﺤﻴﻰyhyy8.66
ﻳﻬﻲyhy6.3
ﻳﺤﻴﻲyhyy4.72

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