In the entire world, Yaya (Yaya 
, ยะยา 
, يايا 
, along with others...) is a widespread gender-neutral given name. The first name Yaya is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a common dominantly male, but uncommonly girly name, Gambia, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Guam (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Indonesia. Likewise, Yaya is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Yaya | Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, India, Cameroon |
| ยะห์ยา, ยะยา | Thailand |
| يايا | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Libya |
| Яя | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| יאיא | Israel |
| ヤヤ | Japan |
Aia, Giaja, Jaja, Yayo, Yayà, Yayá, Yàya, Yàyà, Yàyâ, Yáyá, Yâya, Yâyà, Yâyâ, Yâyã, Yãyâ, Yãyã, Yāyā, Ýaya, Ýaýa, Ÿaya, Ÿaÿa, Ÿàÿa, Ÿāÿa, Ŷặŷặ, Иаиа, Иая, Ьаьа, Ьаьаь, Яйа, ياية, يايى, یایا, یحیی, ญาญ่า, ยายา, ယယ, យ៉ាយ៉ា, 丫丫, 丫亚, 丫吖, 丫呀, 丫娅, 丫涯, 丫雅, 丫鸭, 亚丫, 亚亚, 亚伢, 亚呀, 亚哑,
Yaya is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yaya Dub , the fictional character, KalyeSerye; Yaya , the fictional human in Power Sphera Universe, BoBoiBoy and Yaya Panda , the Crash Bandicoot character.
| iyaya or yaya hittite queen (b. 1450) |
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| yaya migansi princess of Dahomey (b. 1850) |
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| yaya suárez corvo ES (b. 1910) |
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yaya palau actor, AR |
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yaya han American cosplayer, model and costume designer, US (b. 1982) |
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yaya dacosta American actress and model, US (b. 1982) |
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| yaya abiodun olatunde jinadu (b. 1925) |
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| yaya ceesay Gambian politician, GM (b. 1936) |
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| yaya keita Guinean politician, GN (b. 1940) |
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yaya sanogo French association football player, FR (b. 1993) |
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| yaya diallo Malian musician, ML (b. 1946) |
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| yaya gassama Gambian politician, GM (b. 1950) |
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| yaya moektio Indonesian musician, ID (b. 1952) |
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| yaya cissokho Senegalese basketball player, SN (b. 1955) |
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| yaya seyba Malian sprinter, ML (b. 1957) |
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