How common is the surname Yahya?

1,112 people in the United States had the surname Yahya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 277,649 Americans. It ranked 22,989th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Yahya?

In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Yahya identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Yahya?

Rani Yahya, Brazilian martial artist.

Where is the surname Yahya most common?

Wikidata records people named Yahya in Brazil.

Is the surname Yahya getting more or less common?

More common. 577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,112 in 2010, up 93%.

Is Yahya also a first name?

Yes. Yahya is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Yahya

An Arabic surname, carried by 1,112 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Y000 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yahya is more common than 85.8% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

From Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), equivalent to John in the Qur'an.

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,112 people named Yahya in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 277,649 Americans. That is up 93% since 2000, when the Census counted 577.

#22,989

rank among US surnames

1,112

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+92.7%

change since 2000 (was #36,572)

Who is named Yahya

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

57% of people named Yahya identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Asian and Pacific Islander 17%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 7.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Yahyas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rani Yahya
Brazilian martial artist, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Yahya

Yahya has the Soundex code Y000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y000.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Yahya come from?: From Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), equivalent to John in the Qur'an.
How common is the surname Yahya?: 1,112 people in the United States had the surname Yahya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 277,649 Americans. It ranked 22,989th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yahya?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Yahya identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Yahya?: Rani Yahya, Brazilian martial artist.
Where is the surname Yahya most common?: Wikidata records people named Yahya in Brazil.
Is the surname Yahya getting more or less common?: More common. 577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,112 in 2010, up 93%.
Is Yahya also a first name?: Yes. Yahya is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.