Forename يحيى

Globally, يحيى (يحيى , Yahya , Yahia , along with others...) is a widespread primarily male, but very seldom girly first name. The first name يحيى is habitual in Syria, where it is a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly name, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria. Likewise, يحيى is the last name as well as the forename.

يحيى is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name يحيى

VARIANT	COUNTRY
يحيى	Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen
Yahia, Yehya, Yahya, Yehia	Indonesia, Egypt, Morocco, Malaysia, Algeria

First names said to be same

Jahja, Yahiya, Yahiye, Yahyah, Yhya, Yihye, Йахйа, Ях'Я, Яхъя, Яхья, יחיא, یحیی, ইয়াহিয়া, and ヤヤ

First name يحيى in the context

يحيى is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: يحيى راشد , character in The Blue Elephant.

Characteristic surnames

علي, الشامي, الشريف, الخطيب, المصري, المصرى, المطري, القاضي, القيسي, النجار, الفقيه, سليمان, العامري, العراقي, العبيدي, العسيري, الجبوري, المالكي, الوادعي, ابراهيم, عبدالله, البصراوي, الشهري, الزهراني, الشمري, العمري, عمر, سعد, حسن, احمد, عيسى, سالم, سعيد, حسين, حكمي, أحمد, صالح, محمد, قاسم, يوسف, العلي, الدين, عسيري, زكريا, محمود, مصطفى, هزازي, الحربي, and القحطاني