Yesaya Surname
Approximately 11,792 people bear this surname
Yesaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8,225 | 1:6,437 | 831 |
| Malawi | 2,980 | 1:5,745 | 815 |
| Indonesia | 442 | 1:299,206 | 26,592 |
| Zimbabwe | 100 | 1:154,382 | 19,513 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Yesaya (12,286) may also be a first name.
Yesaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yesaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yesaya (Marathi: येसया) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yesaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 44,061st most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 618,008 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yesaya live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Yesaya is also the 53,287th most common given name at a global level, held by 12,286 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 8,225 people, or 1 in 6,437. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 30 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Yesaya is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yesaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yesaya in the Marathi language | ||
| येसया | yesaya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yesaya
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