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
Yehye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺤﻲ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yehye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Yehye is mostly found 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 widely held first name globally. It is borne by 347 people.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 46,010. In Mauritania Yehye is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 51 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 31 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
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
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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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