Yuhaya Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yuhaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuhaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4061:436,31222,455
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Yuhaya (37) may also be a first name.

Yuhaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yuhaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yuhaya occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yuhaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuhaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yuhaya is the 717,442nd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yuhaya reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 37 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 436,312. In Nigeria Yuhaya is most prevalent in: Kano, where 93 percent live, Cross River, where 4 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Yuhaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yuahaya926/
Yushaya922/
Yauhaya921/
Yuhay9142/
Yuaya919/
Juhaya83234/
Yutaya839/
Yuhaha837/
Yusaya831/
Youhaa831/
Yuayah831/
Yuhayi831/
Yuheya831/
Yuahya831/
Iuhaya831/
Yuay8055/
Yuaa8048/
Yushiya77111/
Juhayah7748/
Yuhajah774/
Juchaya772/
Yeouaya772/
Yushayu771/
Yuchiya771/
Iushaya771/
Yuhai73276/
Yuaaa7334/
Juhay7332/
Yuaye7326/
Yuhau7314/
Yueya733/
Yuhoy732/
Yuuya732/
Juhaa732/
Iuhay731/
Yuiya731/
Yuayd731/
Yuayi731/
Yuhey731/
Yuuha731/
Yusoya67335/
Jusaya67126/
Yusiya6778/
Yutthayot6727/
Juhaha6726/
Yusuya6717/
Yuhaus6713/
Yutaia6711/
Yuahau679/
Youhai676/
Yusayu676/
Yutayu674/
Yutthayod673/
Yuhave673/
Yuayeh673/
Yuahia672/
Jouaya672/
Yushea672/
Yusayo672/
Hyuaha671/
Yuceya671/
Jauaya671/
Jutaya671/
Yuthea671/
Juhaay671/
Yuiyap671/
Jauhaa671/
Yutthayos671/
Juhiya671/
Yutiya671/
Yuaiad671/
Yauhey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yuhaya
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