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 occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,272,314th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Yiya are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 253,213th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,009 people.
Yiya is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Without taking into account The DR Congo Yiya occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
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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