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 borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,272,314th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Yiya reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Yiya is also the 253,213th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 1,009 people.
Yiya is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
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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