Yeyah Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yeyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

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

Yeyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻴﺎﻩ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeyah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yeyah is the 4,206,983rd most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Yeyah is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yeyah reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yeyah is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name globally It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Yeyah is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 46 percent are found, Ogun, where 23 percent are found and Ondo, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yehyah914/
Yheyah914/
Yeya892,613/
Yeah892,146/
Yehya8017,454/
Yayah805,693/
Yeyap80441/
Yeyeh80208/
Yheya80185/
Yeiah8084/
Yehah8027/
Yeash8027/
Yoyah8019/
Yeyoh8017/
Iyyah8014/
Yeaya8011/
Yiyah807/
Yuyah807/
Jeyah803/
Yeach802/
Yeyas802/
Yeadh802/
Yeahs801/
Yeyaz801/
Yieah801/
Yeeah801/
Yea751,832/
Yey75813/
Yejaya7369/
Youyah7332/
Yheeya7329/
Ayieya7315/
Yieyap7313/
Jehyah7313/
Yayahp7312/
Yaayah7312/
Yehyeh735/
Yhayah734/
Oyeaya734/
Yhieya734/
Yieyha733/
Hiyyah732/
Yheyhe732/
Jeyaph731/
Jeyash731/
Eyjaha731/
Yehjah731/
Yuhyah731/
Aayeya731/
Ijeyah731/
Ysayah731/
Yehaha731/
Eaiyah731/
Geya6716,872/
Yeap6713,638/
Yeye678,911/
Yahu678,097/
Yuya675,513/
Yoya674,339/
Ejah672,401/
Jeya672,207/
Yeha671,556/
Ysea671,427/
Yeyi67595/
Yead67546/
Iyya67527/
Yshayah67459/
Yahy67456/
Yhea67291/
Jeah67202/
Yeyo67173/
Yeja67141/
Yayh67123/
Euya6755/
Eoya6741/
Yeuh6739/
Geyh6738/
Yoey6736/
Yauh6734/
Yeas6730/
Aisyyah6723/
Ieya6722/
Yeat6717/
Yeia6717/
Yiey6716/
Yaey6711/
Esseyah679/
Yeea678/
Yoea677/
Aysiyah676/
Hyea676/
Ayseyat675/
Yhey674/
Yeyeowa673/
Yajh672/
Yhayaha672/
Jyey672/
Yeyp672/
Yeaz672/
Yejh672/
Hyey672/
Jeyh671/
Eahy671/
Etayash671/
Aysayah671/
Ayyaiah671/
Ağayeya671/
Yaheyad671/
Eeah671/
Yahj671/
Esayash671/
Yeyy671/
Yyeh671/
Yyoa671/
Ytea671/
Yejy671/
Ycea671/
Yiea671/

Yeyah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yeyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻴﺎﻩyyah-

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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 Yeyah
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