Yiah Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1391:31,7162,998
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yiah (130) may also be a first name.

Yiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yiah occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yiah reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Yiah is also the 814,623rd most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 130 people.

The last name Yiah is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 31,716. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 79 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 15 percent reside and Bong County, where 4 percent reside. Besides Liberia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Singapore, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yieah891/
Hyiath801/
Ayah757,359/
Iyah754,926/
Ijah752,699/
Eyah752,181/
Yhia752,137/
Ayih751,787/
Uyah751,699/
Oyah75590/
Eyih75256/
Oyih75236/
Yiya75180/
Eiah75100/
Aiah7593/
Yoia7561/
Yija7556/
Uyih7530/
Hyia7522/
Oiah7520/
Uiah7512/
Iiah758/
Yioh752/
Yiia752/
Yiea751/
Yjih751/
Ayash676,238/
Ayach674,944/
Hayah672,729/
Ayish67702/
Aiach67382/
Hijah67380/
Ahiah67371/
Yihia67309/
Ayieh67222/
Aiash67202/
Eyadh67199/
Yihya67193/
Haiah67133/
Ayihe67128/
Hiyah67103/
Heyah6752/
Hayih6748/
Ayich6733/
Ayadh6731/
Ouyah6727/
Hoyah6725/
Yihye6722/
Eyieh6721/
Yoaia6720/
Ayaia6719/
Iyash6719/
Oyieh6718/
Huyah6717/
Ohiah6716/
Hyiat6714/
Iyadh6711/
Oyach678/
Ayidh678/
Oyahe677/
Eyihe677/
Ayahs676/
Yijih675/
Ayaph675/
Eyioh674/
Yhyah674/
Ihyah674/
Heyih674/
Yiyas673/
Uyieh673/
Yiyap673/
Hyias673/
Ouiah673/
Yihie673/
Eiach672/
Yiyaz672/
Aihah672/
Ayioh672/
Eyach671/
Ayiph671/
Eyash671/
Eyich671/
Ehiah671/
Yhieh671/
Aiadh671/
Ayhah671/
Oyich671/
Uoyah671/
Uyioh671/
Uhyah671/
Uyich671/

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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 Yiah
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