Yiya Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Yiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Yiya (1,009) may also be a first name.
Yiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yiya is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Yiya live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 253,213th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 1,009 people.
The last name Yiya is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yihya | 89 | 193 | / |
| Yiyap | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yiyas | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yiyaz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Iya | 86 | 29,901 | / |
| Yya | 86 | 1,178 | / |
| Iyad | 75 | 12,856 | / |
| Hiya | 75 | 5,178 | / |
| Iyah | 75 | 4,926 | / |
| Yoya | 75 | 4,339 | / |
| Yhya | 75 | 2,970 | / |
| Yhia | 75 | 2,137 | / |
| Ihya | 75 | 1,722 | / |
| Yyat | 75 | 1,454 | / |
| Giya | 75 | 1,247 | / |
| Iyas | 75 | 1,142 | / |
| Iyaz | 75 | 979 | / |
| Yiye | 75 | 506 | / |
| Iyat | 75 | 333 | / |
| Yiah | 75 | 160 | / |
| Yoia | 75 | 61 | / |
| Iyae | 75 | 58 | / |
| Yija | 75 | 56 | / |
| Iyap | 75 | 30 | / |
| Ieya | 75 | 22 | / |
| Hyia | 75 | 22 | / |
| Yyad | 75 | 16 | / |
| Yiyo | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hyya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ioya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ijya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iyiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yiia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iyaş | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yijy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yyas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uyiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yyae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yyaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanyiya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hiyat | 67 | 1,423 | / |
| Hiyas | 67 | 1,402 | / |
| Yihia | 67 | 309 | / |
| Hyoya | 67 | 134 | / |
| Hiyah | 67 | 103 | / |
| Hyyat | 67 | 69 | / |
| Yiyee | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yihye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yoaia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Iyash | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hyiat | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hiyad | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iyadh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ihyad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ihyas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hiyaz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aiaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hihya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yhyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijyas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hyias | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yyapp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huyiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iyass | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yoaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijyaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gihya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yieah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyatt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yiya
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