Yehye Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Yehye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 89 | 1:46,010 | 3,425 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Yehye (347) may also be a first name.
Yehye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yehye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yehye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻲ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Yehye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yehye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yehye is the 1,465,390th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Yehye occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Yehye live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 468,121st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 347 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 46,010. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 51 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 31 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yehyeh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yehyee | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yeye | 89 | 8,911 | / |
| Yhye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yehya | 80 | 17,454 | / |
| Yahye | 80 | 10,862 | / |
| Yeyet | 80 | 681 | / |
| Yeghe | 80 | 97 | / |
| Yeyep | 80 | 27 | / |
| Yihye | 80 | 22 | / |
| Jehye | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yeyes | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yeyee | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yehyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yehyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yohye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ye'ye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yehiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yey | 75 | 813 | / |
| Oyeghe | 73 | 728 | / |
| Yahyee | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jehyeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Echyie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yehyah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Etohye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yheyhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hyahye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yeouhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jehyae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yohyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yihyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeyess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yieyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehgeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esahye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoyehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeya | 67 | 2,613 | / |
| Yeah | 67 | 2,146 | / |
| Yeha | 67 | 1,556 | / |
| Yeyi | 67 | 595 | / |
| Yahy | 67 | 456 | / |
| Yeyo | 67 | 173 | / |
| Yhee | 67 | 135 | / |
| Yeje | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ehea | 67 | 66 | / |
| Yeuh | 67 | 39 | / |
| Yoey | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ehay | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ehei | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ehoy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yiey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yaee | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yuee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ihye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yaey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yiee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yeie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yeea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ehiy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yoee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eheu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ehuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yhey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yeyeowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Essohye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yejh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeyp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yohy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayeheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yejy | 67 | 1 | / |
Yehye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yehye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺤﻲ | yhy | 80.88 |
| ﻳﻬﻲ | yhy | 16.18 |
| ﻳﺤﻴﻰ | yhyy | 1.47 |
| ﻳﻬﻴﻰ | yhyy | 1.47 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yehye
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