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 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
| 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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