Surname Yahaya (Yahaya 
, ยาฮายา 
, יאיא 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread cognomen. The surname Yahaya is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a common surname, Malaysia, and Ghana, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Malaysia, and Tanzania. Likewise, Yahaya is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Yahaya | Niger, Malaysia, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania |
| ยาฮายา | Thailand |
| יאיא | Israel |
| Яхая | Ukraine, Russia |
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yahaya abubakar abdullahi Nigerian politician, NG (b. 1950) |
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muhammad inuwa yahaya Nigerian businessman and politician, NG (b. 1961) |
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| tunku ismail bin tunku yahaya MY (b. 1907) |
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muslimin yahaya Malaysian politician (b. 1967) |
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maryam yahaya Nigerian Film Actress |
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seidu yahaya Ghanaian footballer, GH (b. 1989) |
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| dahiru yahaya Nigerian academic, NG (b. 1947) |
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| md hashim yahaya (b. 1939) |
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| abubakar datti yahaya Nigerian judge (born 1952) (b. 1952) |
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| amadu moses yahaya MP for Kumbungu constituency, GH (b. 1952) |
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| alhaji innocent mahamadu yahaya Ghanaian politician (1954-2000), GH (b. 1954) |
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| shabudin yahaya Malaysian politician, MY (b. 1965) |
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| faruk yahaya Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria (b. 1966) |
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| timothy yahaya anglican bishop in Nigeria (b. 1967) |
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| kadir yahaya Singaporean footballer, SG (b. 1968) |
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