Yohya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Yohya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Yohya (15) may also be a first name.
Yohya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yohya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yohya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yohya? popularity and diffusion
Yohya is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Yohya reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 50 percent live and Zamfara, where 50 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 20 percent live and Sweden, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoya | 89 | 4,339 | / |
| Yohy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jyohaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yoahaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yahya | 80 | 560,576 | / |
| Yehya | 80 | 17,454 | / |
| Yheya | 80 | 185 | / |
| Yhaya | 80 | 184 | / |
| Youya | 80 | 157 | / |
| Johya | 80 | 149 | / |
| Hyoya | 80 | 134 | / |
| Iyoya | 80 | 91 | / |
| Yooya | 80 | 25 | / |
| Yoyah | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yoiya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Yohyi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Yoyoa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Yohia | 80 | 11 | / |
| Yhyia | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yuhya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yhiya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yoyya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yoaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yioha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yoyap | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yoyae | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iohya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yohye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yhoha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yohys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoyat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoa | 75 | 17,443 | / |
| Yoy | 75 | 3,656 | / |
| Yahyah | 73 | 2,614 | / |
| Oyioha | 73 | 210 | / |
| Yihiya | 73 | 52 | / |
| Yhayha | 73 | 39 | / |
| Youyah | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ojhiya | 73 | 29 | / |
| Yheeya | 73 | 29 | / |
| Yaahya | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oyouha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yhahya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yihaya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yhayah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yehyah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yheyah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oyouya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yhieya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojhaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyohah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yhayat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yshaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aytoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuhyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yshiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yohyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiyoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youyha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yohyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yohysh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoheye | 73 | 0 | / |
| Joya | 67 | 51,883 | / |
| Yoyo | 67 | 8,632 | / |
| Yuya | 67 | 5,513 | / |
| Yeya | 67 | 2,613 | / |
| Yeha | 67 | 1,556 | / |
| Iyya | 67 | 527 | / |
| Yshayah | 67 | 459 | / |
| Yahy | 67 | 456 | / |
| Yhea | 67 | 291 | / |
| Yoyi | 67 | 274 | / |
| Hyaa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Iyoy | 67 | 170 | / |
| Yoja | 67 | 144 | / |
| Yoyt | 67 | 88 | / |
| Yooy | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hyua | 67 | 67 | / |
| Yoia | 67 | 61 | / |
| Eoya | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yoyy | 67 | 39 | / |
| Yoey | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yoye | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yohouyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yahahya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hyay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yhai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jyoy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Johy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iyoa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yohu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yoea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hyea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyoy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ioya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yhau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayshiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yhey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yoyp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yoyd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yhay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhayaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yithiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojhayas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yioy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yishiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayshaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahyahh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohy | 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Yohya
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