Family name يابا (Yaba 
, يابا 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The cognomen يابا is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common surname, Gabon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Ivory Coast. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Japan, and Philippines. Much less frequently, يابا is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Yaba | Philippines, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Japan |
| يابا | Iraq, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia |