Yeyah Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Yeyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Yeyah (25) may also be a first name.
Yeyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yeyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻴﺎﻩ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yeyah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeyah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yeyah is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Yeyah live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.
Yeyah is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 46 percent live, Ogun, where 23 percent live and Ondo, where 23 percent live. Beside Nigeria Yeyah is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yehyah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yheyah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yeya | 89 | 2,613 | / |
| Yeah | 89 | 2,146 | / |
| Yehya | 80 | 17,454 | / |
| Yayah | 80 | 5,693 | / |
| Yeyap | 80 | 441 | / |
| Yeyeh | 80 | 208 | / |
| Yheya | 80 | 185 | / |
| Yeiah | 80 | 84 | / |
| Yehah | 80 | 27 | / |
| Yeash | 80 | 27 | / |
| Yoyah | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yeyoh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Iyyah | 80 | 14 | / |
| Yeaya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Yiyah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yuyah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jeyah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yeach | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yeyas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yeadh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yeahs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeyaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yieah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yea | 75 | 1,832 | / |
| Yey | 75 | 813 | / |
| Yejaya | 73 | 69 | / |
| Youyah | 73 | 32 | / |
| Yheeya | 73 | 29 | / |
| Ayieya | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yieyap | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jehyah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yayahp | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yaayah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yehyeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yhayah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oyeaya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yhieya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yieyha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hiyyah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yheyhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jeyaph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeyash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyjaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuhyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aayeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijeyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ysayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eaiyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geya | 67 | 16,872 | / |
| Yeap | 67 | 13,638 | / |
| Yeye | 67 | 8,911 | / |
| Yahu | 67 | 8,097 | / |
| Yuya | 67 | 5,513 | / |
| Yoya | 67 | 4,339 | / |
| Ejah | 67 | 2,401 | / |
| Jeya | 67 | 2,207 | / |
| Yeha | 67 | 1,556 | / |
| Ysea | 67 | 1,427 | / |
| Yeyi | 67 | 595 | / |
| Yead | 67 | 546 | / |
| Iyya | 67 | 527 | / |
| Yshayah | 67 | 459 | / |
| Yahy | 67 | 456 | / |
| Yhea | 67 | 291 | / |
| Jeah | 67 | 202 | / |
| Yeyo | 67 | 173 | / |
| Yeja | 67 | 141 | / |
| Yayh | 67 | 123 | / |
| Euya | 67 | 55 | / |
| Eoya | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yeuh | 67 | 39 | / |
| Geyh | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yoey | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yauh | 67 | 34 | / |
| Yeas | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aisyyah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ieya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yeat | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yeia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yiey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yaey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Esseyah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yeea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yoea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aysiyah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayseyat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yhey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yeyeowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yajh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhayaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeyp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yejh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etayash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aysayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ağayeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaheyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esayash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ytea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yejy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ycea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiea | 67 | 1 | / |
Yeyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yeyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻴﺎﻩ | yyah | - |
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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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- 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 Yeyah
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