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) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yesaya? popularity and diffusion
Yesaya is the 44,061st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 618,008 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yesaya reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Yesaya is also the 53,287th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 12,286 people.
The last name Yesaya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8,225 people, or 1 in 6,437. In Tanzania Yesaya is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 30 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
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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