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
The last name Yesaya (Marathi: येसया) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yesaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,061st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 618,008 people. The last name Yesaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Yesaya are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 53,287th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 12,286 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 8,225 people, or 1 in 6,437. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 30 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
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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