Yiah Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Yiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 139 | 1:31,716 | 2,998 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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 surname Yiah is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,374,607th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yiah live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 130 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 31,716. In Liberia Yiah is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 79 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 15 percent are found and Bong County, where 4 percent are found. Other than Liberia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Singapore, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yieah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hyiath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayah | 75 | 7,359 | / |
| Iyah | 75 | 4,926 | / |
| Ijah | 75 | 2,699 | / |
| Eyah | 75 | 2,181 | / |
| Yhia | 75 | 2,137 | / |
| Ayih | 75 | 1,787 | / |
| Uyah | 75 | 1,699 | / |
| Oyah | 75 | 590 | / |
| Eyih | 75 | 256 | / |
| Oyih | 75 | 236 | / |
| Yiya | 75 | 180 | / |
| Eiah | 75 | 100 | / |
| Aiah | 75 | 93 | / |
| Yoia | 75 | 61 | / |
| Yija | 75 | 56 | / |
| Uyih | 75 | 30 | / |
| Hyia | 75 | 22 | / |
| Oiah | 75 | 20 | / |
| Uiah | 75 | 12 | / |
| Iiah | 75 | 8 | / |
| Yioh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yiia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yiea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yjih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayash | 67 | 6,238 | / |
| Ayach | 67 | 4,944 | / |
| Hayah | 67 | 2,729 | / |
| Ayish | 67 | 702 | / |
| Aiach | 67 | 382 | / |
| Hijah | 67 | 380 | / |
| Ahiah | 67 | 371 | / |
| Yihia | 67 | 309 | / |
| Ayieh | 67 | 222 | / |
| Aiash | 67 | 202 | / |
| Eyadh | 67 | 199 | / |
| Yihya | 67 | 193 | / |
| Haiah | 67 | 133 | / |
| Ayihe | 67 | 128 | / |
| Hiyah | 67 | 103 | / |
| Heyah | 67 | 52 | / |
| Hayih | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ayich | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ayadh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ouyah | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hoyah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yihye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eyieh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yoaia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ayaia | 67 | 19 | / |
| Iyash | 67 | 19 | / |
| Oyieh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Huyah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ohiah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hyiat | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iyadh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oyach | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayidh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oyahe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eyihe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayahs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yijih | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayaph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyioh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yhyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heyih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yiyas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uyieh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiyap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hyias | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouiah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yihie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eiach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiyaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aihah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayioh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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