Yihya Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Yihya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Niger | 65 | 1:295,262 | 8,917 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yihya (146) may also be a first name.
Yihya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yihya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yihya (Hindi: यिहया) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yihya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yihya is the 1,214,709th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yihya live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 64 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 763,528th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 146 people.
The surname Yihya is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Aside from Egypt this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yhya | 89 | 2,970 | / |
| Ihya | 89 | 1,722 | / |
| Yiya | 89 | 180 | / |
| Yihia | 80 | 309 | / |
| Yihye | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ihyas | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ihyad | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hihya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yhyah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ihyah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yiyas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yiyap | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yiyaz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ihyat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gihya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iohya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iya | 75 | 29,901 | / |
| Yya | 75 | 1,178 | / |
| Aihaya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ayhaya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Uyhaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haya | 67 | 30,189 | / |
| Iyad | 67 | 12,856 | / |
| Hoya | 67 | 8,227 | / |
| Hiya | 67 | 5,178 | / |
| Iyah | 67 | 4,926 | / |
| Yoya | 67 | 4,339 | / |
| Yhia | 67 | 2,137 | / |
| Heya | 67 | 2,093 | / |
| Ayih | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Ahya | 67 | 1,640 | / |
| Yyat | 67 | 1,454 | / |
| Giya | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Iyas | 67 | 1,142 | / |
| Iyaz | 67 | 979 | / |
| Huya | 67 | 780 | / |
| Uiha | 67 | 743 | / |
| Ohya | 67 | 612 | / |
| Ihia | 67 | 566 | / |
| Yiye | 67 | 506 | / |
| Aiha | 67 | 495 | / |
| Ehya | 67 | 376 | / |
| Iyat | 67 | 333 | / |
| Ihyo | 67 | 295 | / |
| Eyih | 67 | 256 | / |
| Oyih | 67 | 236 | / |
| Yiah | 67 | 160 | / |
| Yoia | 67 | 61 | / |
| Iyae | 67 | 58 | / |
| Yija | 67 | 56 | / |
| Oiha | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ayha | 67 | 35 | / |
| Uyih | 67 | 30 | / |
| Iyap | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hyia | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ieya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yyad | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yiyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ihye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eiha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hyya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ioya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ijya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eihy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iyiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yioh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uyha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanyiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iohy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yijy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiy | 67 | 1 | / |
Yihya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yihya in the Hindi language | ||
| यिहया | yihaya | - |
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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 Yihya
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