Yia Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Yia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2941:132,78712,205
Philippines761:1,332,08299,105
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
India61:127,844,230863,365
China51:273,464,31313,838
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Yia (2,733) may also be a first name.

Yia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yia Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yia (Hindi: यिा, Russian: Ыиа) occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yia is the 557,722nd most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The surname Yia is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Yia are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Yia is also the 139,868th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 2,733 people.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 132,787. In Uganda Yia is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 88 percent live, Masindi District, where 5 percent live and Maracha District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Yia exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Yia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yia surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yia earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $48,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiha861,672/
Ayia861,070/
Eyia86255/
Yiap86251/
Yiat86237/
Oyia86140/
Yiai8634/
Yiau8633/
Uyia8621/
Yias8618/
Yiay869/
Yiaa861/
Yiea861/
Ya80500,316/
Ia803,924/
Eyiah753,496/
Ayiah751,625/
Yhiea75367/
Ayiad75344/
Goyia7556/
Ayiaz7524/
Yoaia7520/
Hayia7513/
Gayia7512/
Yihai7510/
Oyiah759/
Yhaia756/
Ayias755/
Yihas754/
Yiapp753/
Yiach752/
Yioha752/
Yiaya752/
Ayiaa752/
Yiatt751/
Yieah751/
Ayiat751/
Yiash751/
Oyhia751/
Uyiah751/
Ayiaj751/
Yihay751/
Yiaha751/
Aayia751/
Heyia750/
Jia674,665,311/
Yap67173,355/
Gia6786,612/
Yat6746,191/
Yas6734,336/
Yah6723,022/
Hia6722,899/
Iha6718,929/
Yaa6717,984/
Yoa6717,443/
Yaz677,776/
Yay676,804/
Yad675,242/
Yua673,707/
Iat672,500/
Yaş672,116/
Ija672,066/
Yea671,832/
Yii671,368/
Yae671,334/
Hya671,314/
Yie671,227/
Iah67941/
Yio67864/
Ias67840/
Yaï67786/
Iaz67569/
Jya67475/
Yoi67351/
Yaj67258/
Yhi67258/
Iaa67248/
Oyioha67210/
Yaî67166/
Iua67165/
Iae67141/
Yha67128/
Øya67117/
Hayiat6792/
Øia6770/
Iap6758/
Ioa6758/
Iay6755/
Yaç6741/
Iad6729/
Yiy6727/
Iea6721/
I'A6719/
Yyi6717/
Hayias6714/
Iaj679/
Yij676/
Yihaya674/
Gayiah672/
Heyiat672/
Ayjiah671/
Yieaux671/
Yaà671/
Eyiayi671/
Ayiaha671/
Ayhiay671/
Ayiaat671/
Yiaich671/
Yojiay671/
Yağ670/

Yia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yia in the Hindi language
यिाyia75
ईलाila25
Yia in the Russian language
Ыиаyia-

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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 Yia
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